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KPU(o) election poster

The Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) (Ukrainian: Комуністична партія України (оновлена); Komunistyčna Partija Ukraïny (onovlena)) is a political party in Ukraine, formed in November 2000^[1] following a split from the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU). KPU(o) is led by Mykhaylo Savenko, previously a member of Parliament of the pro-president Kuchma^[2] Labour Ukraine.^[3]

KPU claimed that the formation of KPU(o) was instigated by the political establishment, in order to steal votes from KPU.^[4]

At the legislative elections on 30 March 2002, the party won 1.4 % of the popular vote and no seats. despite the fact that only six more parties spended more on their election campaign.^[5]. In the 30 September 2007 elections, the party garnered only 0.29 % of the popular vote.^[1]

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Political parties in Ukraine Parliamentary blocs and parties Party of Regions (175) Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (156) (All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" • Reforms and Order Party • Ukrainian Social Democratic Party) Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (72) (People's Union "Our Ukraine" • Christian Democratic Union • Forward, Ukraine! • People's Movement of Ukraine • Ukrainian People's Party • Ukrainian Republican Party Assembly • European Party of Ukraine • PORA • Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists • Motherland Defenders Party) Communist Party of Ukraine (27) Lytvyn Bloc (20) (People's Party • Labour Party of Ukraine) Extra-parliamentary blocs and parties All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" • Leonid Chernovetskyi Bloc (Christian Liberal Party of Ukraine) • United Centre • Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine • Ukrainian Regional Asset (People's Democratic Party • Democratic Party of Ukraine • Republican Christian Party) • Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) • Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine (Party of Pensioners of Ukraine • Party of Protection of Pensioners of Ukraine) • KUCHMA Electoral Bloc of Political Parties (Party "Union" • All-Ukrainian Union "Center") • Peasants' Bloc "Agrarian Ukraine" (Rural Revival Party • People's Party New Ukraine) • Front of Changes • Internet Party of Ukraine • People’s Power party • Justice Party • Union of Leftists • Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) • Youth Party of Ukraine • Ukrainian People's Bloc • (Political Party "Cathedral Ukraine" • All-Ukrainian Chornobyl People's Party "For the Welfare and Protection of the People") • Party of Free Democrats • Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs • Party of Greens of Ukraine • Viche • Socialist Party of Ukraine • Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine • Christian Bloc (Social-Christian Party • All-Ukrainian Political Party "Ecology and Social Protection") • All-Ukrainian Party of People's Trust • All-Ukrainian Community (All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity • National-Democratic Association "Ukraine" • Conscience of Ukraine • Political Party of Small and Medium-sized Businesses of Ukraine) Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Ukraine