Servant of the People (political party)

Servant of the People
Слуга народа
Leader Ivan Bakanov
Founder Vladimir Zelensky
Founded 31 March 2018
Ideology Satire[1]
Big tent
Anti-corruption
Political position Catch-all
European affiliation None
International affiliation None
Slogan Servant of the People
Verkhovna Rada
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Servant of the People (Ukrainian: Слуга народу, translit. Sluha Narodu) is a Ukrainian political party which was officially registered at the Ministry of Justice on 31 March 2018.[2] The party has the same name as the Ukrainian tv hit Servant of the People made by the tv production company Kvartal 95.[3][2] Party leader is Kvartal 95 lawyer Ivan Bakanov.[3]

In a December 2017 Razumkov Centre opinion poll the party scored 4%.[4] (Ukrainian parliamentarian elections have a 5% electoral election threshold[5][6]). In an April 2018 "RATING" opinion poll for the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election 9% of respondents stated they would vote for the party.[6] In a June 2018 poll by "RATING" the party gained 10.4%.[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/08/04/politics-surpasses-satire-in-ukraine
  2. 1 2 (in Russian) The Ministry of Justice registered the party "Servant of the people", Ukrainian News Agency (26 April 2018)
  3. 1 2 (in Ukrainian) Lawyer Zelensky has registered a new political party "Servant of the people", UNIAN (3 December 2017)
  4. ↑ (in Ukrainian) The Council has a chance to go through 7 parties - polls, Ukrayinska Pravda (23 January 2018)
  5. ↑ "Parliament passes law on parliamentary elections". Interfax-Ukraine. Interfax-Ukraine. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 (in Ukrainian) Elections to the Council: in the leaders of "Motherland", the party Gritsenko and "Servant of the people" Zelensky, BPP went to the bottom - poll, UNIAN (26 April 2018)
  7. ↑ (in Ukrainian) In anticipation of presidential elections: the mood of Ukrainians, "RATING" (26 June 2018)
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