The numbers under which politicians will lead their people into the Rada have been revealed. On Saturday, the Central Election Commission worked late into the night drawing lots and assigned all parties their places on the ballot.
There are 29 parties in this election. Oleh Lyashko was the luckiest of all, with his Radical Party taking a coveted first place. Although the appeal of this spot is somewhat exaggerated, according to political scientist Vadim Karasev:
"This number can only influence those who are undecided. People with little political affiliation and simply unfamiliar with the parties might also vote for this number. They often automatically check the box next to the first number. But this won't be a decisive factor in the election outcome."
Some of the candidates campaigned under assumed names. First and foremost was battalion commander Semyon Semenchenko, whose parents named him Konstantin Grishin. That is, they did. Because just before the election, he decided to go by his real name and changed his passport. Under this new name, he was registered on the Samopomich Union party list.
It must be said that few in his native village of Novi Petrivtsi have heard of the famous battalion commander. Old-timers remember neither his real name nor his alias. But young people are convinced that Semenchenko is a fighter from Donetsk and is fighting for his native land.
"What are you talking about? How can he be from our village? No one here has even seen him. But if it's true, we'll keep an eye out," local resident Anatoly told KP.
Interestingly, Semenchenko has many famous neighbors in Novi Petrivtsi. For example, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk lives there. And nearby is former President Viktor Yanukovych's estate, Mezhyhirya.
But Semenchenko is a far cry from the Internet Party's election participants. They are being led into the Rada elections by Darth Vader. Alongside him are Emperor Palpatine, Chewbacca, Amidala, and Master Yoda. They've all appeared on screen before—Darth Vader tried his hand at the Kyiv mayoral election. These are real people, residents of Kyiv and Odesa, who have changed their passports and are playing politics. Not exactly successfully, but it's fun.
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The Central Election Commission has registered 5113 candidates for parliament as of September 27. Of these, 3111 are running on party lists and 2002 are planning to run independently in the single-member constituency.
WHO'S BEHIND WHOM ON THE BALLOT
1 - Oleh Lyashko's Radical Party
2 — Party "Solidarity of Women of Ukraine"
3 — Political party "Internet Party of Ukraine"
4 - Political party "Opposition Bloc"
5 - Political party "People's Front"
6 - Political party "5.10"
7 - VO "Zastup"
8 - The Renaissance Party
9 - Political party "New Policy"
10 - Political party "United Country"
11 — The Power of People Party
12 - VO "Freedom"
13 — Political party "National Democratic Party of Ukraine"
14 — Communist Party of Ukraine
15 — Self-Help Association
16 — Political party of the All-Russian political party "Ukraine is a United Country"
17 — Political party "Right Sector"
18 — Political Party "Ukraine of the Future"
19 — Liberal Party of Ukraine
20 — Green Party of Ukraine
21 — Ukrainian Party "Green Planet"
22 – Petro Poroshenko Bloc
23 — Political Party "Strength and Honor"
24 — Political party "Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists"
25 — Serhiy Tihipko's political party "Strong Ukraine"
26 — All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivshchyna"
27 — Political party "Civil Position".
28 — Political party "Bloc of Left Forces of Ukraine".
29 — Political party "Civil Movement of Ukraine"
Anastasia RYABOKON, Lyubov SIDORENKO, TVNZ
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