National Democracy (Ukraine)

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National Democracy (Ukrainian: Націонал-демократія, romanized: Natsional-demokratiia), also abbreviated as Natsdems (Ukrainian: Нацдеми, romanized: Natsdemy) and sometimes referred to as Orangeism (Ukrainian: Помаранчевізм, romanized: Pomaranchevizm), is a political ideology in Ukraine. Since 1989, it has been one of the country's main political ideologies, along with Russophilia. National Democracy is generally Atlanticist and pro-European in foreign policy, while being sceptical of closer relations with Russia. Domestically, it is socially and economically liberal, as well as anti-communist.

National Democracy was preceded by the Ukrainian dissident movement during the Brezhnev era. Traditionally, National Democracy has been particularly popular in Western Ukraine, as well as, to a lesser extent, Central Ukraine. Two Presidents of Ukraine have been associated with National Democracy, Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko.

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