Name Vitaliy Kononov | Role Polit. | |
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Born 2 April 1950 (age 74)
Kobuleti (Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) ( 1950-04-02 ) Nationality Soviet (until 1991)
Ukrainian Profession Engineer (Kyiv Polytechnic Institute) Political party Party of Greens of Ukraine | ||
Vitaly Mykolayovych Kononov (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Кононов; born 2 April 1950 in Kobuleti, Adjara) was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Green Party of Ukraine, which he then chaired. He was a national deputy of Ukraine, and been concerned with issues such as youth politics, physical training and sport. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Board of Ukrainian-wide union of democratic forces "Consent". He was also a presidential candidate in 1999, receiving 0.29% of the votes and finished 11th of 13 candidates.
In his election program, Kononov supports transition to parliamentary-presidential government, and he actively speaks in support of environment protection.
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