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Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych has signed an order on the registration of a new political party, For Fairness and Prosperity, the Justice Ministry's press service reported on Friday.

The party was registered on the basis of a decision the first constituent congress dated October 1, 2009 about the creation of the party and the approval of its statute and program, and the amendments to the party’s statute made during the second stage of the congress on January 15, 2010.

According to the information available to the Justice Ministry, Mykola Stepanov, born in 1960, was elected chairman of the party. He is a resident of Crimea and director of the company Omdys.

For Fairness and Prosperity party is the 179th party organization registered in Ukraine.