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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko ((ウクライナ語:Олександр Олександрович Омельченко) ''Oleksandr Oleksandrovyč Omel'čenko'') became the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in 1999. He lost his re-election bid in March 2006. Omelchenko is also a former member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament).〔 Omelchenko is the President of both the Association of the Cities of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Hockey Federation. ==Political career== During the 1999 Kiev mayoral election, Omelchenko defeated a noted oligarch Hryhoriy Surkis, with 76 percent of the vote to Surkis's 16 percent. Omelchenko became the first elected mayor in Ukraine's modern history, with a platform highlighting his work in restoring much of Kiev's historic buildings and renovating parts of downtown Kiev.〔(Omelchenko overwhelmingly elected as mayor of Kyiv ), The Ukrainian Weekly (6 June 1999)〕 Omelchenko was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Unity Party, which he formerly chaired. Omelchenko was the only candidate for President whose son was a deputy in the Ukrainian parliament. His program included the urgent withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Iraq. After the Orange Revolution, Omelchenko joined the People's Union "Our Ukraine" party but did not disband his old party. While he was running for a third term as Mayor of Kiev in what was expected to be an easy victory in the March 2006 election, he was badly defeated and with 21% of the votes came third behind Leonid Chernovetsky (mayor-elect) and Vitali Klitschko.〔(Kyiv gets first new mayor in decade ), Kyiv Post (29 March 2006)〕 During the 2007 parliamentary elections Omelchenko was elected as an Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc deputy to the Verkhovna Rada.〔 (Александр Омельченко ), ЛІГА.net〕〔(Events by themes: The Ukrainian parliament session 17.02.2009 ), UNIAN-photo service (February 17, 2009)〕 He was expelled from that fraction in September 2011 because of supporting the Azarov Government.〔(People's Self-Defense faction: Twelve parliamentarians expelled from Our Ukraine ), Kyiv Post (September 7, 2011)〕 However he voluntary left the faction the next month.〔(Omelchenko quits Yushchenko's party in parliament ), Kyiv Post (October 4, 2011)〕 Omelchenko son Oleksandr was also a member of the Verkhovna Rada on an Our Ukraine ticket from 2002 till 2007.〔 During the 2008 Kiev local election Omelchenko was again a candidate for the post of Mayor of Kiev but he only gained 2,53% of the votes this time; placing 6th after mayor-elect Chernovetsky.〔 (By TEC received the results of voting in the elections of Kyiv mayor 1026 (100%) stations ), Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn (May 29, 2008)〕 His Oleksandr Omelchenko Bloc won only 2,26% and no seats in the Kiev City Council.〔(KYIV ELECTION COMMISSION PUBLISHES FINAL RESULTS OF ELECTRONIC CALCULATION OF VOTES ON ELECTIONS TO KYIV CITY COUNCIL ), Interfax-Ukraine (May 28, 2008)〕〔(Block Omelchenkowhich will storm Kyiv (in Ukrainian), Ukrayinska Pravda ), April 9, 2008〕 In the 2012 parliamentary elections Omelchenko at first intended to attempt to be re-elected into parliament in single-member districts number 220 situated in Kiev; but he withdrew from the elections.〔 (Short bio ), LIGA〕 During the 2014 Kiev local election Omelchenko was again a candidate for the post of Mayor of Kiev again as a candidate of the Unity Party.〔 (According to the Kyiv mayor office 19 candidates compete ), Ukrayinska Pravda (5 April 2014)〕〔(Омельченко выдвинули кандидатом в мэры Киева )〕 He finished 4th in this election with 6.1% of the votes (winner Vitali Klitschko received 56.7%).〔(Klitschko officially announced as winner of Kyiv mayor election ), Interfax-Ukraine (4 June 2014)〕 Unity won 3.3% of the votes and 2 seats in the Kiev City Council; including a seat for Omelchenko.〔(Nine parties including Democratic Alliance win seats in Kyiv Council ), Interfax-Ukraine (2 June 2014) (In Kyivrada are 9 parties - official results ), Ukrayinska Pravda (3 June 2014) (60% of the new Kyivrada is filled by UDAR ), Ukrayinska Pravda (4 June 2014)〕〔 (Oleksandr Omelchenko biography ) at the Kiev City Council official website〕 Omelchenko did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.〔 (Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election ), Central Election Commission of Ukraine.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oleksandr Omelchenko」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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