Union of Left Forces

Union of Left Forces
Союз лівих сил
AbbreviationSLS
LeaderMaksym Holdarb [ru][1][2][3]
FounderVasyl Volha
FoundedDecember 8, 2007 (2007-12-08)[4]
Banned17 June 2022 (2022-06-17)
29 September 2022 (2022-09-29) (final appeal in court dismissed[5])
Split fromSocialist Party of Ukraine
HeadquartersKyiv
IdeologySocialism[6]
Socialist populism[7]
Anti-Atlanticism[8]
Decentralization[9]
Political positionLeft-wing[6]
Colours  Red
Website
sls.org.ua
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Union of Left Forces (Ukrainian: Союз лівих сил, romanized: Soyuz livykh syl; SLS) was a political party in Ukraine led by Vasyl Volha from its founding in 2007 to 2019.[2][10] The party was banned by court order on 17 June 2022.[2] The party was never represented in Ukraine's national parliament.[11]

  1. ^ "Former pro-Russian politician and TV host Holdarb served with notice of suspicion of collaboration". Ukrainska Pravda. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference partiyu_soyuz520377 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Ukrainian government spends millions on monuments and streets to honor Nazi collaborators and neofascists". World Socialist Web Site. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Newsru was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ULFbanned5332 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Fabien Escalona; Daniel Keith; Luke March (2023). The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 669. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-56264-7. ISBN 978-1-137-56264-7.
  7. ^ Olexiy Haran; Vasyl Belmega (2010). Left and Center - Left Parties in Ukraine. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-86872-551-3.
  8. ^ Weiss, Clara (1 February 2023). "Oppose the state repression of the Union of Left forces in Ukraine!". World Socialist Web Site.
  9. ^ Mokrushyna, Halyna (26 April 2016). "Left-wing, Antiwar Voice in Ukraine Assaulted by Rightist Extremists". CounterPunch.
  10. ^ Four parties unite to participate in presidential election Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (14 September 2009)
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference ULFbanned178 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).