Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party
Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party, UBLP (Ukrainian: Українська партія шанувальників пива (УПШП)) was a short-lived political party in Ukraine. It was registered on November 10, 1991[1] by Volodymyr Yermakov, Petro Serhiyenko, and Pavlo Tarnovsky .
It is not associated with another Russophone organization, Ukrainian Beer Lovers Party, UBLP (Russian: Партия любителей пива, Ukrainian: Українська партія любителiв пива, УПЛП), which was not officially registered.[citation needed]
Party goals[edit]
The party platform advocated for:
- establishment of a rule-of-law state in accordance with the international standards
- creation of a new economy and new economic relationship between people
- awakening and development of the people's dignity through cultural education
- expansion and improvement of food products, including beer
In a pre-election survey, UBLP was supported by 3% of population (Voice of Ukraine newspaper, October 13, 1993). In the 1994 Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine the UBLP secured only 1806 (<0.01%) votes and got no seats.[2]
In 1996 the party claimed to enlist 1,599 members.[3]
In 1997 TBLP joined the bloc "Free Democrats" (Свободные демократы), which included the Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine and Party of Free Peasants of Ukraine (Партія вільних селян).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Ukrainian parties Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "1994 Parliamentary Elections of Ukraine: statistics". Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
- ^ "Людина — Громада — Регіон". westukr.itgo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ History of the Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine