1994 Ukrainian presidential election

Election of Leonid Kuchma Ukraine presidential 1991 Ukrainian presidential election 1991 1999 Ukrainian presidential election 1999 26 June 1994 (first round)10 July 1994 (second round) 70.37% (first round) 13.81pp71.63% (second round) Leonid Kuchma in 1995.jpg Leonid Kuchma Independent politician 14,016,850 52.35% Leonid Kravchuk (1) (cropped).jpg Leonid Kravchuk Independent politician 12,111,603 45.24% 300px First round results by oblast 300px Second round results by oblast 2 President Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Kuchma Independent politician Independent politician Early presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 26 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1976 9783832956097Birch Sarah 1995 The Ukrainian parliamentary and presidential elections of 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0261-3794(95)95775-6 Electoral Studies 14 1 93–99 10.1016/0261-3794(95)95775-6 0261-3794 subscription They were held ahead of schedule following a compromise between President Leonid Kravchuk and the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. The elections saw Kravchuk defeated by his former Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma. They were the first presidential elections in the Commonwealth of Independent States in which the incumbent was defeated. Kuchma took office on 19 July, marking the first peaceful transfer of power in Ukraine since the fall of Communism. Background On 17 June 1993, the Verkhovna Rada voted to hold a referendum on 26 September that would serve as a motion of no confidence in President Kravchuk. However, the referendum was cancelled two days before it was due to be held. The Verkhovna Rada instead decided to hold early parliamentary elections on 24 March 1994, and early presidential elections two months later. Results In the first round, Kravchuk was supported by the People's Movement (which had originally collected signatures for Volodymyr Lanovyi) and the Democratic Association, an alliance of right-wing parties that viewed Kuchma as pro-Russian. Kuchma was supported by the Interregional Bloc of Reforms, and Socialist Party candidate Oleksandr Moroz was supported by the Communist Party and Peasant Party.Political parties of Ukraine in cooperation with structures of power Kyiv center of political research and conflictology After Moroz was knocked out, the Communists supported Kuchma in the second round.Polishchuk Tatiana 1999-05-15 uk:Вибори-99: Кучма і КПУ — знову разом! Elections-99: Kuchma and CPU – together again! https://day.kyiv.ua/article/podrobytsi/vybory-99-kuchma-i-kpu-znovu-razom 2023-07-10 day.kyiv.ua uk Leonid Kravchuk IndependentSupported by the People's Movement of Ukraine, the Democratic Association, and the parliamentary blocs "Statehood", "Agrarians of Ukraine" and "Centre" 9977766 12111603 People's Movement of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma IndependentSupported by the parliamentary Inter-regional Bloc of Reforms. Also supported by the Communist Party of Ukraine in the second round. 8274806 14016850 Oleksandr Moroz Socialist Party of UkraineSupported by the Communist Party of Ukraine 3466541 Volodymyr Lanovyi IndependentSupported by the faction of People's Movement of Ukraine and the parliamentary bloc "Reforms" 2483986 Valeriy Babych Independent 644263 Ivan Plyushch IndependentSupported by the Ukrainian Republican Party 321886 Ukrainian Republican Party Petro Talanchuk IndependentSupported by the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists 143361 Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists Against all 697564 645508 470498 109681 37630835 37531666 Nohlen & StöverNohlen & Stöver, p1993 Notes References Presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine Category:Leonid Kuchma Category:Leonid Kravchuk