Founded in the early 1990's, the Ukrainian Green Party has been growing as a well-known political branch of the Ukrainian Green movement since 1991. Restructured in 1993 to meet the changing realities of the economical transition period, the party has accumulated certain political weight; Surveys have reflected up to 10% public support for the Greens. But the imperfection of former voting systems (existent until 1997) discriminated against parties' participation in elections and did not allow this support to be converted into the representation in Verkhovna Rada - the Ukrainian Parliament.

Today Ukrainian Greens, with up to 36 000 members, being represented in all 27 regions of the Ukraine. Unfortunately, after great success of 1998 parliamentary elections (5,5% of votes, 19 MP elected with party list) party lost the seats in Verkhovna Rada in 2002 after last elections. Nevertherless, in several regions of the country, the representatives of Ukrainian Greens (about 500 persons total) have been elected to the regional and local governing authorities (councils), highlighting the growing strength of the party.

The general approach of Ukrainian Greens is the priority of political tools in overcoming the present ecological and economical situation, formation of pre-conditions needed for sustainable development model implementation in Ukraine, protection of priority of democratic non-violent tools for social and political problems solving.

Ukrainians inherited an anti-ecological and ineffective economical system from the Soviets that ruthlessly exhausted natural resources, damaged wildlife, and influenced human environmental beliefs. Fortunately, many have recognised the importance of ecological priority for humankind's development. The main mission of the Ukrainian Green Party is, therefore, the alteration of ecological attitudes and the reconstruction of the social system to reconcile the growing needs of society with the necessary ecological interests.

The change in the social system must be prepared in the appropriate political atmosphere. For this reason, Greens of the Ukraine have clearly stated their positions concerning the major political issues of today. The protection of human rights is a perpetual concern for the Greens. By promoting human rights, the Ukrainian Greens defend the implementation of natural tolerance in human relationships that often are marked with negligence and extremism. As parliamentary party Greens successfully insisted on death penalty abolition in Ukraine.

The Greens advocate the neutral status of the Ukraine. Development of European political and social institutes (OBSE, EU and others) is definitely proffered in the expansion of NATO to the East. Arms must not dictate their will to integrate Europe of the 21st century! Solutions for common ecological, social and political problems have to be generated by the insistent efforts of European Greens. In this respect, the Green Party of the Ukraine stands for the enhancement of various connections between the Greens of Europe within the framework of the European Federation of Green parties, within the East-West Green Dialogue particularly.

The Party is a member of EFGP since January 1994.

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• National Election Year: 2007
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  % Gained:0,40