Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc

Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc Блок Миколи Катеринчука
Leader	Mykola Katerynčuk
Headquarters	Kiev
International affiliation	None
Official colours	Blue
Website
http://www.katerynchuk.com
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Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc (Ukrainian: Блок Миколи Катеринчука) is a local political party in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev. It is led by Mykola Katerynčuk, member of Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence, chairman of the European Party of Ukraine and deputy of the Ukrainian Parliament. During the last local election the party won 3.47% of the votes and 5 seats in the Kiev City Council, but after the party dismissed 3 members the party is currently represented by only 2 deputies.^[1]

History

The party was formed when the European Party of Ukraine and European Platform decided to take part in the snap Kiev local election of 2008 not as a part of Our Ukraine (who won 2% of the votes and no seats), but as the Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc.^[1]

After 3 deputies of the party voted to elect Oles Dovhyi as the secretary of the Kiev city council (June 10, 2008) although the position of the bloc was against the election of Dovhy the party the Mykola Katerynchuk Bloc deprived all 5 deputies. In June, the Solomianskyi district court of Kiev said that the 3 deputies who voted for Oles Dovhyid could not act in the council on behalf of the bloc.^[1]

In November 2008 the Katerynchuk Bloc decided to reinstate the two deputies of the city council of the bloc who didn't take part in the voting of the secretary of the Kiev city council.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Two Deputies Of Kiev Council Create Faction Of Katerynchuk Bloc, Ukrainian News Agency (November 27, 2008)

External links

• Official website