Independent Ecology Independent Ecology Independent Ecology is a description once used in British politics to denote a form of non-party affiliation. It was used to designate a green politician as was independent of any political party, particularly of the Ecology Party before its transformation into the Green Party. Since the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 came into force, a candidate for election can no longer be described as an "Independent Ecology" on a ballot paper, as the 1998 Act prohibits any description which could cause confusion with a registered political party. In practice, the description used is either the name of
Svoboda (political party) right-wing and the far-right. of the political spectrum. It is widely considered a fascist and/or anti-semitic party, while others have disputed the neo-fascist label, and simply considers it a radical nationalist party. In 2004, the party was reformed under the current name, and since then Oleh Tyahnybok has been party leader (elected every two years). During the 2009 and 2010 local elections in western Ukraine, the party made significant gains and became a major force in local government. The Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU) was registered as a party on 16 October 1995; the constituent congress of the party took