Vitaliy Danilov is the former president of Ukrainian Premier League (2008–2016) and honorary president of FC Kharkiv (2005–2010). Danilov is a former member of Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada).
Biography Vitaliy Danilov was born June 10, 1967, in Ukraine. He graduated from the Kyiv National University with degree in fitness education and sport. He continued graduate studies at Kharkiv Economic University. Danilov is a former member of Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada).
Political career In the 2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov failed to get elected to parliament as a candidate of Yabluko (placed 36th on their election list). In this election Yabluko won 1.2% of the popular vote and no seats.Election results of Yabluko, Chesno
In 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov was first elected into parliament on the party list of Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko. Short bio, LIGA In 2012 he was re-elected into parliament on the party list of Batkivshchyna (number 57 on this list). Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012) In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov was not re-elected into parliament; because he placed 21st on the electoral list of Batkivshchina, and the party won 17 seats on the electoral list and 2 constituency seats.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC , Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) Full electoral list of "Fatherland" , TVi (15 September 2014)
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Danilov returned to parliament; after being placed 16th on the electoral list of Batkivshchina. In these snap parliamentary election Batkivschyna received 8.18% of the votes and 26 MPs (two elected in constituencies).CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019) Results of the extraordinary elections of the People's Deputies of Ukraine 2019, Ukrainska Pravda (21 July 2019)
On 8 December 2023 parliament officially terminated his parliamentary mandate at his own request (of 25 November 2023). Next on the Batkivschyna 2019 election list Mykhaylo Sokolov took his place in parliament and in the Batkivschyna-faction on 20 December 2023.
Premier League of Ukraine Vitaliy Danilov was elected as a temporary acting president on May 27, 2008, when top 16 Ukrainian football clubs declared about Ukrainian Premier League launch.
On July 1, 2009, Danilov won the election and became the league president without 'temporary acting' prefix.
But in July 2009, five Premier League clubs: Arsenal (Kyiv), Dynamo (Kyiv), Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk), Kryvbas (Kryvy Rih), and Metalist (Kharkiv) declared that the elections of the League's president were illegal due to procedure infraction. The representatives of the above-mentioned clubs did not recognize Vitaliy Danilov as the president.
To resolve this conflict Vitaliy Danilov initiated in September 2009 re-election of the League's president and on December 1, 2009, won the election againDanylov re-elected as president of Ukrainian football premier league with 11 clubs voted for his candidature, 3 (Arsenal, Dynamo, Metalist) – against, 1 (Kryvbas) abstain, and 1 (FC Dnipro) – absent. This time most presidents of the Premier League of Ukraine acknowledged Vitaliy Danilov legality.
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