Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (United) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles SDPU(o) was created in 1990. Since 1998 it was led by the head of Leonid Kuchma's presidential administration Viktor Medvedchuk, former Ukrainian president Leonid Kravchuk and by Ukrainian tycoon Hryhoriy Surkis. During the presidential term of Leonid Kuchma the party portrayed itself as a centrist, social-democratic moderate political force that advocated integration with Europe and supported the president. Its traditional stronghold is Trans-Carpathian Ukraine; the party was closely linked to presidential administration and big business. During 2002 parliamentary elections SDPU(o) won 6.2% of the national vote.