Multi-Party System of Ukraine : Challenges and Perspectives
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2016
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Venher, Volodymyr
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The article provides a brief overview of the constitutional and legal conditions and contemporary circumstances for the development of the legislation on political parties in Ukraine. Three main challenges are outlined for the development of political parties in Ukraine in terms of the novelties of country’s current legislation on the status and activities of political parties. Firstly, the adoption and implementation of the legislation regarding the government cleansing and decommunization have considerably influenced the political system of Ukraine and induced the development of extra instruments for the legal regulation of party activities. Another defined challenge is represented by the renewal of the state funding for political parties from the state budget, which accounts for the direct financial support of the statutory activities of political parties as well as reimbursement of their losses during the election campaign. Thirdly, the introduction of considerably tougher mechanisms for the control of the political parties’ financing, their property, earnings and expenses should contribute to the rise of transparency and open functioning not only of parties but also of other political institutions in Ukraine. The above-mentioned challenges on condition of their appropriate and logical implementation can become high-potential trends of the development and establishment of multi-party system.
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Ukraine, political parties, multi-party system, government cleansing, decommunization, state funding of political parties, financial monitoring, article
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Venher V. Multi-Party System of Ukraine : Challenges and Perspectives / Volodymyr Venher // Armenian Journal of Political Science. - 2016. - No. 2 (5). - P. 39-54. - https://doi.org/10.19266/1829-4286-2016-02-39-54