Our Ukraine

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Our Ukraine was a pro-Western, reformist political party and electoral bloc in Ukraine that played a major role in the country’s politics during the early 2000s, particularly around the Orange Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electoral bloc
political party
activeInPeriod early 2000s
advocated European integration of Ukraine
anti-corruption measures
democratic reforms in Ukraine
alliedWith civil society and student movements during Orange Revolution
associatedWith Orange political camp in Ukraine
coalitionPartner People's Self-Defense
Batkivshchyna
surface form: Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
color orange
country Ukraine
electoralBase pro-European youth
urban middle class
electoralFormat bloc of parties in parliamentary elections
goal consolidation of pro-reform forces in Ukraine
reduction of oligarchic influence in politics
historicalSignificance key driver of Ukraine's pro-Western shift in early 2000s
ideology liberal
pro-Western
reformist
languagePolicy support for strengthening status of Ukrainian language
leader Viktor Yushchenko
notableFor major role in the Orange Revolution
notablePeriodOfInfluence 2002–2007
opposedTo Viktor Yanukovych
pro-Russian political forces in Ukraine
participatedIn Orange Revolution
policyFocus European integration
anti-corruption
economic liberalization
rule of law
politicalPosition centre-right
politicalSystemGoal strengthening parliamentary democracy in Ukraine
positionOnEU support for eventual EU membership
positionOnNATO generally supportive of closer ties with NATO
regionOfStrongSupport Central Ukraine
Western Ukraine
role major participant in 2004 Ukrainian presidential election
stanceOnRussia more distant relationship with Russia compared to pro-Russian parties
supported market-oriented economic reforms
supportedBy Viktor Yushchenko
supportedCandidate Viktor Yushchenko in 2004 presidential election
supportedReform decentralization of power
electoral reform
judicial reform
usedSymbol Ukrainian national colors
orange ribbons

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