Maidan People's Union
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All-Ukrainian Union "Maidan" Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Майдан» | |
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The Maidan People's Union (
Ukrainian government
"
East Ukraine.[4]
During Euromaidan, the organization aimed[how?] to recruit millions of Ukrainians as members.[5] According to co-head of the organization Arseniy Yatsenyuk, "it will be a little bit like the Solidarity movement in Poland".[5]
History
On 30 November 2013 the opposition parties Batkivshchyna, UDAR and Svoboda set up the National Resistance Headquarters.[6][7] At the time they controlled 168 seats of the 450 in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament).[8]
On 22 December 2013, the fifth ongoing week of the
Viktor Yanukovich is centred.[4] (At the first day of the movement) opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated "Every person who wants a fair and honest future must be in favour of this movement".[4] Since 24 December 2013 the organization started to accept membership.[11]
Agenda
The organization set several goals:
- the formation of a new Constitution of Ukraine "that should make the Ukrainian people feel that they run the country"[11]
- the formation of an action plan for Ukraine by forming groups for each policy sector, ranging from economical to foreign policy[11]
- the formation of groups that provide legal, financial and organizational support to Euromaidan[11] activists who are persecuted for participating in protests, particularly in Kharkiv and Odesa[11]
- "participation and protection" of the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election[11]
- establishing its branches in 20 regions[12][nb 1]
- a strategy of Ukraine's development until 2025[12]
Organization
Co-heads of the organization are
University president of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Serhiy Kvit, leader of the organization Third Ukrainian Republic Yuriy Lutsenko and singer Ruslana[1]
The council of the organization includes
Serhiy Sobolev, Oleksandr Sushko, Viktoria Siumar, Borys Tarasyuk, Yulia Tymoshenko, Oleksandr Turchynov, Oleh Tyahnybok, Valeriy Chaly, Refat Chubarov, Viktor Chumak, Zorian Shkiriak, Yelyzaveta Schepetylnykova, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk.[1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Maidan people's union set up at popular assembly in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine (23 December 2013)
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(22 December 2013)
- ^ a b Ukraine Opposition Rallies Protesters to Maidan as Holidays Loom, Bloomberg L.P. (22 December 2013)
- ^ a b c d Defiant Ukraine opposition continues pro-EU rallies, BBC News (22 December 2013)
- ^ a b New association born in Ukraine on fifth Sunday of protests, Euronews (22 December 2013)
- ^ Ukrainian Police Break Up Pro-EU Rally, RIA Novosti (30/11/2013)
- ^ Ukrainian opposition calls for early elections and national strike, The Ukrainian Week (30/11/2013)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Депутатські фракції і групи VII скликання Deputy fractions and Groups VII convocation Archived 2012-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, Verkhovna Rada
- ^ "Ukraine opposition urges more protests, forms political bloc". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26.
- Washington Post. 2 December 2013. Archived from the originalon 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Ukrayinska Pravda(24 December 2013)
- ^ a b Pro-European protesters to prepare Ukraine's development strategy until 2025, Interfax-Ukraine (14 January 2014)
- ISBN 0813335388(page 292)
- ^ Crimea profile, BBC News
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
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