“Popular Front” ( Ukrainian: Popular Front ), abbreviated as NF - Ukrainian political party, which emerged in 2014 after the departure of a number of politicians from the political council of the Batkivshchyna party headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Alexander Turchinov because of disagreements with its leadership [8] . It was created for the 2014 parliamentary elections , in which, despite initial forecasts of 8-10% of the vote, it managed to take first place with 22.14% (the closest competitor, Petro Poroshenko Bloc received 21.82%) [9] .
| Popular Front | |
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| Ukrainian Popular Front | |
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| Leader | Outside of Parliament : Arseniy Yatsenyuk In Parliament : Maxim Bourbak |
| Founder | Oksana Ivanchenko |
| Established | March 31, 2014 |
| Headquarters | 02068, Kiev, st. Academician Kurchatov, d. 3 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Pro-europeanism Euro-Atlanticism |
| International |  EPP (observer) [1] |
| Allies and Blocks | Coalition:
Included in the party:
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| Motto | Strong team for hard times Ukrainian Strong team for folding watches |
| Places in the Verkhovna Rada | 8/450 ( VII convocation ) 81/450 ( VIII convocation ) |
| Seats in local councils | 12/158399 [7] |
| Site | nfront.org.ua |
I did not participate in the local elections of 2015, as the rating fell to 1%.
Content
Creation
It was registered on March 31, 2014 [10] .
The first constituent congress of the party, timed to coincide with the start of the election campaign in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine , took place on September 10, 2014, where the head of its political council, Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk , and the head of the election headquarters, speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Alexander Turchinov , were elected. [11] .
The party’s political council also included: the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov , the Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko, the ex-secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Andrey Parubiy , Maidan activist Tatyana Chernovol , people's deputies Vyacheslav Kirilenko and Lilia Grinevich [12] .
The Military Council of the Popular Front was also formed, which included: Alexander Turchinov, Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov, People’s Deputy Sergei Pashinsky , ex-secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Andrei Parubiy, Dmitry Tymchuk , deputy battalion commander of the National Guard Sergei Sidorin, as well as Azov battalion commanders "( Andrey Biletsky )," Dnepr-1 "( Yuri Bereza )," Artyomovsk "( Konstantin Mateychenko )," Golden Gate "," Chernigov "," Peacemaker ". The Military Council, as stated by Alexander Turchinov, was created due to the fact that, according to the legislation of Ukraine, military personnel and law enforcement officers cannot be members of any party [13] .
Structure
- Arseniy Yatsenyuk - head of the political council [14]
- Alexander Turchinov - head of the election headquarters [14]
- Tatyana Chornovol - member of the political council [14]
- Andrey Parubiy - member of the political council [14]
- Andrey Teteruk - member of the military council
- Arsen Avakov - Member of the Political Council [14]
- Victoria Syumar - Member of Political Council [14]
- Yuri Bereza - Member of the Military Council [14]
Since July 2, 2015 Maxim Bourbak has been the head of the Popular Front faction in the Verkhovna Rada [15] .
Activities
In September 2016, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, on the basis of the law on state financing of the party, decided to allocate 25.136 million UAH to the NF (25% of the total amount of annual state financing) [16] .
- Participation in the elections
At the first congress, a union with the party “ For Ukraine!” " Vyacheslav Kirilenko , and also decided to ban the inclusion in the party lists of former members of the" Party of Regions " [17] .
In the 2015 regional elections , in view of the “need to focus on important reforms,” the party refused to participate [18] . At the same time, the party “ Petro Poroshenko Bloc ” provided a quota in the amount of 25% for members of the NF [19] .
- Party members in government
Turchinov, Alexander Valentinovich - Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from February 22 to November 27, 2014, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from December 16, 2014
Kirilenko, Vyacheslav Anatolyevich - Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of Culture of Ukraine. - from April 14, 2016
Avakov, Arsen Borisovich - Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine since February 27, 2014
Petrenko, Pavel Dmitrievich - Minister of Justice of Ukraine since February 27, 2014
Parubiy, Andrey Vladimirovich - First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from December 4, 2014 to April 14, 2016, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine from April 14, 2016
Popular Front results in parliamentary elections in Ukraine since 2014
| Year | Number of votes | Percentage of votes | Number of deputies | Change | Head of fraction | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,485,191 | 22.16% | 83/450 | ▲ 75 | Alexander Valentinovich Turchinov | Ruling coalition |
| 2014 | after the split - [20] | 1.78% [20] | 8/450 | ▲ 8 | Maxim Yurievich Bourbak | Ruling coalition |
Notes
- ↑ EPP supported the intention of the Popular Front to become an observer member of LB.ua
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 (2014-2019) The coalition agreement was posted on the network - Lb.ua, November 21, 2014
- ↑ "Self-help" left the coalition //LB.ua, February 18, 2016
- ↑ "Fatherland" left the coalition //LB.ua, February 17, 2016
- ↑ Lyashko: Radical party leaves parliamentary coalition, goes into opposition to the current government - Interfax-Ukraine, September 1, 2015
- ↑ Arsen Avakov: “If the party of Petro Poroshenko wants to join our ranks, then we are open” - RBC Ukraine, 09/10/2014
- ↑ WWW ІАС "Mіstsevі vibori" Archived on November 13, 2015.
- ↑ Avakov voiced discrepancies with the "Fatherland" Lb.ru, 08/27/2014
- ↑ Zugzwang Yatsenyuk? - news portal LB.ua
- ↑ Political Party "People's Front" Archived copy of September 13, 2014 on the Wayback Machine "State Registration Service of Ukraine" "
- ↑ Yatsenyuk headed the political council of the Popular Front party "League. News ”, 09/10/2014
- ↑ Yatsenyuk and Turchinov led the new Ukrainian party "People's Front" RIA-Novosti, 09/10/2010
- ↑ The Popular Front formed the Focus Military Council , 09/10/2014
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Under the cover of battalions. The Popular Front decided on the list - LIGABusinessInform, 09/14/2014
- ↑ “Popular Front” finally received the head of “UNIAN”,
- ↑ Four parties will receive millions from the state budget " LB.ua ", 09/22/2016
- ↑ Anna Steshenko Arsen Avakov: “If the party of Petro Poroshenko wants to join our ranks, then we are open” “RBC-Ukraine”, 09/10/2014
- ↑ The Popular Front will focus on reforms, - the head of the faction - LB.ua, August 28, 2015
- ↑ Roman Kravets , Maria Zhartovskaya . The whole presidential army. Stars and gray cardinals of the party Poroshenko in the elections "Ukrainian Truth", 09/17/2015
- ↑ 1 2 The Popular Front faction arose in the Rada as a result of the split of the All-Ukrainian Batkivshchyna Association and the creation of the Popular Front Party