Opposition Bloc
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| Chairman | Rinat Akhmetov (one wing) Dmytro Firtash & Yuriy Boyko (one wing) |
| Founded | 23 April 2010 14 September 2014 (as Opposition Bloc) |
| Dissolved | 13 December 2018 |
| Merger of |
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| Succeeded by | Opposition Bloc — Party for Peace and Development (Akhmetov's wing) Opposition Platform — For Life (Firtash's and Boyko's wing) |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[7] |
| Oligarch association | Donetsk Clan[8] |
| Colours | Blue White |
| Regions (2015)[9] | 201 / 1,820 |
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The Opposition Bloc (Ukrainian: Опозиційний блок, romanized: Opozitsiyniy blok, Russian: Оппозиционный блок, romanized: Oppozitsionniy blok) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that was founded in 2014 by the merger of six parties that did not endorse Euromaidan.[10][11] Legally, the party was created by renaming the lesser-known party "Leading Force".[12] The party was perceived as the successor of the disbanded Party of Regions.[13][14]
In the 2014 election, the party won 29 seats predominantly in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Kharkiv oblasts.[15][12] American lobbyist Paul Manafort acted as political consultant for the party.[16]
By January 2019 two wings of the party nominated two different candidates for the
Party Leaders
Chairman:
- Borys Kolesnikov (one wing)
- Yuriy Boyko (one wing)
Fraction in Verkhovna Rada leader
History
Party "Leading force"
The party was registered at the
The party did not participate in the 2012 parliamentary elections.[23]
2014 parliamentary elections
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In September 2014 American lobbyist
It was planned that the biggest party in the previous 2012 parliamentary elections, Party of Regions, would be part of the Opposition Bloc in the 2014 parliamentary elections.[24] This alliance was to be led by Serhiy Tihipko.[24] But he refused to do so because in his opinion in this alliance there were "people tainted by corruption and to put it mildly, unpatriotic".[24] Tihipko then became leader of (the revived) Strong Ukraine.[24]
On 14 September 2014, the Party of Regions choose not to participate in the elections; it deemed the election lacking legitimacy because the residents of the
The party won 29 seats; including the winning of 2
On 27 November 2014 an Opposition Bloc parliamentary faction of 40 people was formed (at the opening session of the new parliament).[36]
The party was one of the winners of the
In May 2016 Rabinovich left the party and its parliamentary faction after a request from his party Center All-Ukrainian Union.[40]
Cessation and 2019 creation of two succession parties
According to
On 9 November 2018 Opposition Bloc chairman Boyko and
On 17 December 2018 an Opposition Bloc congress nominated
Both these two offspring of Opposition Bloc took part independently of each other in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, with the Opposition Bloc — Party of Peace and Development (also) named into Opposition Bloc.[21]
Shadow cabinet
On March 31, 2015, the Opposition Bloc announced the creation of a project for the Shadow cabinet of Ukraine, which, according to the authors, will develop bills in opposition to the policies of Kyiv.[50] The composition of the shadow government of the Opposition Bloc is as follows:[51][52]
- Prime Minister — Borys Kolesnikov
- Vice Prime Minister for Regional Policy — Mykhailo Dobkin
- Vice Prime Minister for Industry, New Industrialization and Reconstruction of Donbass — Oleksandr Vilkul
- Vice Prime Minister for Control over the Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies — Vadim Rabinovich
- Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine — Natalia Korolevska
- Minister of Economic Development and Trade — Yevhen Murayev
- Minister of Social Security — Mykhailo Papiyev
- Minister of Internal Affairs and Emergency Situations — Kostiantyn Stognii
- Minister of Health — Ihor Shurma
- Minister of Agriculture — Mykola Shishman
- Minister of Infrastructure and Transport — Volodymyr Shemaev
- Minister of Finance — Viktor Skarshevsky
- Minister of Justice — Yuriy Kotlyarov
- Minister of Education — Olena Kolesnikova
- Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources — Pavlo Zhila
- Minister of Foreign Affairs — Kostyantyn Gryshchenko
Ideology and stances
According to
The party wants "maximum decentralization" for Ukraine.[11]
The party wants a non-aligned status for Ukraine and wants to prevent it from becoming a NATO member.[11]
In the
The party support Ukrainian's post-Maidan status as the only state language, but advocates to allow ethnic minorities to be able to define Russian and other minority languages as regional languages in their own communities.[14] In 2017 Opposition Bloc MP's opposed the law that made Ukrainian the main language of public education, in 2018 they were against a draft bill that establishes Ukrainian as the obligatory language in all spheres of public life, and makes the violation of this legislation an administrative offense.[14]
The party hopes to criminalize "the incitement of inter-regional hatred" and ban all organizations that promote "inter-regional hatred", use "violence as an instrument for political gain", or set up illegal paramilitary forces.[14]
Other political wishes of the party are "the reduction of tax pressure", introduction of "advisory referendums and plebiscites", cancellation of "draconian pension reforms" and a referendum on the sale of agricultural land.[12]
Member parties
- Ukraine - Forward!
- Party of Development of Ukraine
- All-Ukrainian Union "Center"(Left the party in 2016)
- Labour Ukraine
- New Politics
- State Neutrality
- Party of Christian Socialists
Election results
Verkhovna Rada
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Government |
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| 2014 | 1,478,406 | 9.40 | 29 / 450
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 29
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Opposition |
Local councils
| Election | Performance | Rank | |||
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| % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||
| 2015 | 2.47% |
New | 3,787 / 158,399
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New | 4th |
See also
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 Ukraine portal |
- Party of Regions
- Politics of Ukraine
- Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak"
- Our Land and Revival
References
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- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2014). "Ukraine". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Anti-recessionary Program of the Opposition bloc". Opposition.org.ua. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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- ^ Yakymenko, Yury (2017). Transformation of the party system: Ukrainian experience in the European context (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Razumkov Center. p. 64-65.
- ^ "Rinat Akhmetov was one of the most powerful oligarchs in Ukraine with his own media empire. Why is he refusing her now?". Meduza. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Кандидати, яких обрано депутатами рад. www.cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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Allies of Yanukovych trying for parliament, Kyiv Post (21 September 2014)
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People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ^ a b c d e "How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump". The New York Times. July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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(in Ukrainian) Kiva and Vilkul surrendered to the Central Election Commission, Ukrainska Pravda (22 January 2019) - ^ (in Ukrainian) Opposition split. How Boyko and Vilkul divide the legacy of "regionalists", Ukrainska Pravda (18 December 2018)
- ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) Odd-man-out. Why Leovochkin and Medvedchuk are preparing for the election without Akhmetov, Ukrainska Pravda (20 November 2018)
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- ^ "Poroshenko wins presidential election with 54.7% of vote - CEC". Radio Ukraine International. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.
(in Russian) Results election of Ukrainian president, Телеграф (29 May 2014) - ^ Yanukovych appoints new Cabinet of Ministers, Kyiv Post (24 December 2012)
- ^ Serhiy Lyovochkin: 'Conflicts of interest are everywhere', Kyiv Post (July 9, 2010)
Lyovochkin resigns over draconian anti-democratic laws; others expected to quit soon, Kyiv Post (Jan. 17, 2014) - Interfax Ukraine(24 September 2014)
- ^ Parliamentary elections not to be held at nine constituencies in Donetsk region and six constituencies in Luhansk region - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (25 October 2014)
- ^ Parliament passes law on parliamentary elections, Kyiv Post (17 November 2011)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Перший крок до зриву виборів, Ukrainska Pravda (9 April 2012)
- ^ a b c Only in six constituencies of Donetsk region and one constituency in Luhansk region voting to be at all polling stations, says CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (26 October 2014)
- ^ "Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhia rgns prefer Opposition Bloc". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ a b Kharkiv, Luhansk, Zaporizhia regions prefer Opposition Bloc, Interfax-Ukraine (27.10.2014)
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- ^ Poroshenko Bloc, Batkivschyna, Nash Kray get largest number of seats in local councils – Ukrainian Voters Committee, Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2015)
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- ^ "www.cvk.gov.ua". Archived from the original on November 13, 2015.
- ^ "From the Opposition bloc goes Rabinovich". May 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) The association of Boyko-Rabinovich was determined with the presidential candidate, Ukrainska Pravda (17 November 2018)
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Boyko's decision to merge with Rabinovich does not concern the "Opposition" - Novinsky, Ukrainska Pravda (9 November 2018)
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- ^ Boiko, Loovochkin excluded from Opposition Bloc faction for betraying voters' interests — Vilkul Archived 2019-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (20 November 2018)
- ^ Oleksandr Vilkul to be nominated as candidate for president, Kyiv Post (1817 December 2018)
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