Political party «Opposition bloc»
On June 14, 2022, the Eighth Court of Appeal of Lviv banned the Nashi party, which the Ministry of Justice considers pro-Russian.
Main information
“The Opposition Bloc is a banned pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. It was formed in 2014 by rebranding the pro-Russian Party of Regions and uniting the fragments of the Party of Regions under one political brand.
Registration: April 24, 2010
Banned: June 6, 2022
Website: http://opposition.com.ua
Political ideology: Social democracy, Centrism, Euroscepticism, Regionalism, Russophilia
Allies, blocs: Party of Peace and Development, Nashi, Trust the Deeds, Revival
Party leader: Yevhen Muraiev, Vadym Novynskyi
Party history
The Opposition Bloc was created by uniting six political parties (the Development Party of Ukraine, the Center Party, the New Policy Party, the State Neutrality Party, the Ukraine-Forward Party, and the Trudova Ukraina Party) to participate in the early elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Initially, it was expected that the Party of Regions would join the list, but the Party of Regions refused to participate in the campaign. From 2014 to 2016, it also included the All-Ukrainian Union Center (headed by Vadym Rabinovych).
On September 9, 2014, a roundtable discussion “Peace. Stability. Revival” was held in Kyiv with more than 50 participants: representatives of political parties, public and trade union organizations.
On September 12, 2014, the leader of the Strong Ukraine party, Serhiy Tihipko, said that the Opposition Bloc had offered cooperation in the parliamentary elections. But the politician refused.
On September 14, 2014, a forum under the slogan “Peace. Stability. Revival”, which was attended by the six political parties listed above. The participants of the forum adopted a program platform stating that the Opposition Bloc stands for neutrality and preservation of Ukraine’s non-aligned status, and a resolution demanding that the President make peace and stop the bloodshed, resign the government, disband and ban illegal armed groups, and bring to justice those responsible for shelling settlements in the east of the country. On September 15, a technical congress of the Opposition Bloc was held, which approved the electoral list.
On September 21, 2014, it became known that the Opposition Bloc party was headed by the former Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko.
In 2018, the party split. The faction consists of two large groups. One part is oriented towards oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the other towards oligarch Dmytro Firtash and former head of the Presidential Administration Serhiy Lovochkin. On November 20, 2018, Yuriy Boyko and Serhiy Lovochkin were expelled from the Opposition Bloc faction. Vadym Novynskyi became the new head of the faction.
In 2018, the party split. The faction consists of two large groups. One part is focused on oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the other on oligarch Dmytro Firtash and former Presidential Administration head Serhiy Lovochkin. On November 20, 2018, Yuriy Boyko and Serhiy Lovochkin were expelled from the Opposition Bloc faction. Vadym Novynskyi became the new head of the faction.
The composition of the party:
Party founders:
After losing electoral support following the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, the Party of Regions collapsed and its former leaders created several short-lived parties that later reorganized into the Opposition Bloc. Among the parties that united in the Opposition Bloc were the Party for Development of Ukraine (headed by former Party of Regions member Yuriy Miroshnychenko), the Center Party (headed by Vadym Rabinovych), New Politics (headed by former Party of Regions member Volodymyr Semynozhenko), the Party of State Neutrality of Ukraine (headed by former Party of Regions member Ihor Martyniuk), Ukraine — Forward!
The composition of the Opposition Bloc in the Verkhovna Rada in 2019-2022
- Yevhen Muraiev
- Oleksandr Vilkul
- Hennadiy Kernes
- Hennadiy Trukhanov
- Vadym Boychenko
- Rostyslav Shurma
- Bohdan Andriyiv
- Volodymyr Buriak
- Anatoliy Vershyna
- Vitaliy Khomutynnik
Finance:
The media accuse the Opposition Bloc of receiving funding from fictitious companies in 2016-2017. The main sponsors of the Opposition Bloc among Ukrainian oligarchs are Viktor Medvedchuk, Dmytro Firtash and Rinat Akhmetov.
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