Serhiy Mykolayovych Kaplin (), born on December 15, 1979, is a Ukrainian politician. He is a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIIth (candidate from UDAR) and VIIIth (candidate from Petro Poroshenko Bloc) convocations, and the leader of the Social Democratic Party. In the Ukrainian Parliament, he was a member of the faction of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc. The MP from the BPP began registering as a presidential candidate by Ukrayinska Pravda (3 January 2019)
Kaplin was an unsuccessful candidate for President of Ukraine in the 2019 election.
Biography On October 2, 2017, Kaplin was elected party leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine during a congress and he simultaneously stated his intention to take part of the 2019 presidential election.He waselected Socialist Party leader, to run for president, Interfax-Ukraine (2 October 2017) On January 27, 2018, during the "joint meeting of the political council and the central control commission of the Socialist Party of Ukraine" Illia Kyva was expelled from the ranks of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and deprived of the status of the head of this political force. The Socialists held a congress and sent Kivu to the presidency by Ukrayinska Pravda (3 November 2018) Kyva claimed that his exclusion from the SPU was illegitimate. Meanwhile, according to the legal registration of the Socialist Party Kyva was the legal chairman of this party. Kyva was nominated by the Socialist Party on November 3, 2018, for President of Ukraine in the 2019 election.Socialists put forward Kiva for presidential elections, Interfax-Ukraine (5 November 2018)
According to a 2018 survey (of all Ukrainian politicians) by the "Committee of Voters of Ukraine" most of Kaplin's election promises cannot be fulfilled even theoretically. From Frank to Kiwis: who are the Ukrainian socialists, Hromadske.TV (May 1, 2018)
In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Kaplin lost reelection as an independent candidate in single-seat constituency 144 (Poltava Oblast).
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External links Dovidka Social Democratic Party