Ukraine MP Registrations

As of Monday, November 5, 2007, Ukraine’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has registered a total of 223 members of parliament (MPs). Total registrations by party/bloc are (total seats won in the September election are in parentheses):

• Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc - 151 (156)
• Our Ukraine People’s Self-Defense Bloc - 64 (72)
• Communist Party of Ukraine - 8 (27)

The CEC has reportedly received registration documents from the Lytvyn Bloc, and are prepared to register their MPs today. The Lytvyn Bloc won 27 seats in the election.

Conspicuously absent from any registrations is the Party of Regions, which won 175 seats in the election. Andriy Mahera, head deputy of the CEC, expects registration documents from the Party of Regions either later this week or next week. The CEC must receive MP registration documents no later than November 16.