Strong Ukraine

Strong Ukraine (Ukrainian: Сильна Україна Syl'na Ukrajina); formerly the Labour Party Ukraine (Ukrainian: Трудова партія України), is a political party in Ukraine that was re-established in April 2014. It was originally registered in August 1999 and dissolved in March 2012 after it had merged with the Party of Regions on 17 March 2012. Since late 2009 the party was and is the main vehicle of billionaire Serhiy Tihipko. After the parties merger Tihipko became a member of the Party of Regions. On 7 April 2014 the political council of this party expelled Tihipko from the Party of Regions.

Strong Ukraine
Сильна Україна
LeaderSerhiy Tyhypko
Founded23 April 2014(re-established)
19 June 1999
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationOpposition Bloc (2019)
Colours  Yellow   Blue
Verkhovna Rada
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Regions (2015)
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Website
silnaukraina.com

The party claimed to have over 80,000 members in mid-May 2010.

In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party won one constituency parliamentary seat.

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