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{{Liberalism sidebar}}'''[[Liberalism]] in [[Ukraine]]''' refers to the political philosophy and movement that advocates for [[Liberty|individual liberties]], [[democratic governance]], [[Free market|free markets]], and [[human rights]] within the context of '''[[Politics of Ukraine|Ukrainian politics]]'''. Historically, liberal ideas were represented by the '''[[Ukrainian Democratic Party]]''' and later the '''[[Ukrainian Radical Democratic Party]]''', which played a role in pre-Soviet and early 20th-century [[Politics of Ukraine|Ukrainian politics.]] 

In the [[post-Soviet era]], several parties have adopted [[liberal principles]] to varying degrees, including the '''[[Liberal Party of Ukraine]]''', '''[[Reforms and Order Party]]''', '''[[PORA]]''', and '''[[Party of Free Democrats|Yabluko]]'''. Larger political blocs such as the '''[[Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc]]''' and '''[[Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform|UDAR]]''' have also incorporated liberal democratic elements. Due to [[Ukraine|Ukraine’s]] fragmented party system, liberal representation has often been inconsistent and limited in the '''[[Verkhovna Rada]]'''.

==History==
In the mid-1990s, the [[Liberal Party of Ukraine]] (''Liberalna Partia'', observer [[Liberal International|LI]]) formed out of small parties in [[Crimea]]. The [[Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc]] seemed to develop into a more or less liberal party. The [[Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform|UDAR]], which as of 2013 holds 42 seats in the [[Verkhovna Rada]], has been described as a "Western-style liberal party".<ref>{{cite news |title=Vitali Klitschko, Heavyweight Boxing Champion, And UDAR Party Surge In Ukraine Election Polls |author=Balmforth, Richard |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/vitali-klitschko-ukraine-election_n_1948065.html |newspaper=The Huffington Post |date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=27 August 2013}}</ref> Other, small liberal parties include [[Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine]], [[Reforms and Order Party]], [[PORA]] and [[Yabluko]]. Also, the [[Democratic Party of Ukraine]] and the [[Democratic Union (Ukraine)|Democratic Union]] have sometimes been referred as liberal parties,{{citation needed|date=January 2010}} though their liberal nature has not been confirmed.

===Ukrainian Radical Democratic Party===
*1905: Inspired by the ideas of [[Michailo Drahomanov]], sympathizers of the Russian [[Constitutional Democratic Party]] in Ukraine formed the liberal [[Ukrainian Radical Democratic Party]] (''Ukrajin'ska Radikal'no-Demokratyčna Partija'').
*1908: The party is reorganized into the [[Ukrainian Progressive League]] (''Tovarystvo Ukraijins'kych Progresystov''), which became the dominant party.
*1917: The party is renamed "[[Ukrainian Party of Federalist Socialists]]" (''Ukrajin'ska Partija Federalistiv-Socialistiv''), which was, despite its name, a liberal democratic party led by [[Serhij Jefremov]]. He did not survive the anti-Ukrainian processes by the communist regime. In exile, the party was renamed into its original name, the Ukrainian Radical Democratic Party.

==Liberal leaders==
*[[Serhij Jefremov]]
*[[Yurii Hudymenko]]
*[[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]

==See also==
*[[History of Ukraine]]
*[[Politics of Ukraine]]
*[[List of political parties in Ukraine]]

== References ==
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