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Political Party "Third Force" (Ukrainian : Політична партія «Третя сила») is a political party in Ukraine that was created in 2005 by Vasyl Havryliuk.
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The politics of Ukraine take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic and of a multi-party system. A Cabinet of Ministers exercises executive power. Legislative power is vested in the parliament. Taras Kuzio described Ukraine's political system in 2009 as "weak, fractured, highly personal and ideologically vacuous while the judiciary and media fail to hold politicians to account". Kuzio has categorised the Ukrainian state as "over-centralised" - both as a legacy of the Soviet system and caused by a fear of separatism. Corruption in Ukraine is rampant, and widely cited - at home and abroad - as a defining characteristic of Ukrainian society, politics and government.
This article presents the historical development and role of political parties in Ukrainian politics, and outlines more extensively the significant modern political parties since Ukraine gained independence in 1991.
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