Olexander Omelchenko

Later political career During the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Omelchenko was elected as an Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc deputy to the Verkhovna Rada. However, he was expelled from the party in September 2011 due to his support of the Azarov Government. Omelchenko proceeded to voluntarily leave the faction the next month. Omelchenko's son, also named Oleksandr, was also a member of the Verkhovna Rada on an Our Ukraine ticket from 2002 until 2007. His Oleksandr Omelchenko Bloc won only 2.26% of the vote, and no seats in the Kyiv City Council.

In the 2012 parliamentary elections, Omelchenko at first intended to attempt to be re-elected into parliament in single-member districts number 220 situated in Kyiv; but he withdrew from the elections.

During the 2014 Kyiv local election, Omelchenko was again a candidate for the post of Mayor of Kyiv, again as a candidate of the Unity Party. He finished 4th in this election with 6.1% of the votes (winner Vitali Klitschko received 56.7%). Unity won 3.3% of the votes and 2 seats in the Kyiv City Council; including a seat for Omelchenko.

Omelchenko did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Omelchenko was a candidate of the Unity Party in single-member district No. 220, located in Kyiv.

In the 2020 Kyiv local elections, Omelchenko was again candidate for mayor of Kyiv, nominated by Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko. In this election, the party was the third most popular party of Kyiv, winning 14 seats, and Omelchenko returned to the Kyiv City Council. However, he lost the mayoral election to Vitali Klitschko with 50.52% of the votes. Omelchenko finished in eighth place.

Death On 18 November 2021, Omelchenko was admitted to hospital after being infected with COVID-19 that had caused a lesion of the lungs. Order of the Badge of Honour (1982) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1986) Honour of the President of Ukraine (1996) Honoured Builder of Ukraine Knight Commander, Order of St. Gregory the Great (2001) Honorary doctorate of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2001)