The 24 candidates

Below is the list of registered candidates for president of Ukraine as of the July 27 submission deadline (each candidate's name is followed by the entity that nominated him/her and the parties that support his/her candidacy).

• Viktor Yushchenko, self-nominated
  supported by the Our Ukraine Bloc and Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
  
  
• Viktor Yanukovych, Party of Regions of Ukraine
  supported by the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (United), Trudova Ukraina, National Democratic Party, National Agrarian Party, Women for the Future Party, Liberal Party, Renaissance Party, All-Ukrainian Party of Spirituality and Patriotism, All-Ukrainian Labor Party, Democratic Bloc, Women of Ukraine Party, Social Democratic Union, All-Ukrainian Union of the Left, Justice Party, Party of Muslims of Ukraine, National-Economic Development Party of Ukraine, Russian Bloc Party, One Ukraine Party, Party of Small and Medium Business of Ukraine, Slavic National-Democratic Union, Women's Solidarity of Ukraine, Peasants Party of Ukraine, Social-Economic Party, Chornobyl Ukraine Union, and the Ukrainian Party of Justice, composed of the Union of Veterans, Invalids, Chornobyl Survivors, Afghanistan Veterans, Ukrainian Peasants Democratic Party and Christian-Democratic Party of Ukraine
  
  
• Oleksander Moroz, Socialist Party of Ukraine
  supported by the Communist Party of Ukraine (Renewed)
  
  
• Petro Symonenko, Communist Party of Ukraine
  
  
• Anatolii Kinakh, Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
  
  
  supported by the Peace and Unity Party, Party of Pensioners of Ukraine and Liberal Party (Renewed)
  
  
• Oleksander Rzhavskyi, One Family Party
  
  
• Leonid Chernovetskyi, self-nominated
  supported by the Christian Liberal Party
  
  
• Natalia Vitrenko, Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine
  
  
• Oleksander Bazyliuk, Slavic Party
  
  
• Roman Kozak, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in Ukraine Party
  
  
• Bohdan Boiko, National Movement of Ukraine
  
  
• Dmytro Korchynskyi, self-nominated
  supported by the Bratstvo Organization
  
  
• Oleksander Yakovenko, Communist Party of Workers
  
  
• Vasyl Volha, Civic Control Party
  
  
• Yurii Zbitnev, New Force Party
  
  
• Vitalii Kononov, Green Party of Ukraine
  
  
• Volodymyr Nechyporuk, People's Power Party
  
  
• Andrii Chornovil, self-nominated
  supported by the Social Truth Party
  
  
• Mykhailo Brodskyi, Yabluko Party
  
  
• Hryhorii Chernysh, Party for the Rehabilitation of the Ukrainian Nation
  
  
• Oleksander Omelchenko
  supported by the Unity Party
  
  
• Ihor Dushyn, Liberal Democratic Party
  
  
• Vladyslav Kryvobokiv, Popular Party of Depositors and Social Protection
  
  
• Serhii Komisarenko, unknown

Sources: Central Election Commission Website, RFE/RL Newline

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, August 8, 2004, No. 32, Vol. LXXII

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