Free Donbas Explained

Free Donbas
Native Name:Свободный Донбасс
Native Name Lang:ru
Chairman:Vladimir Medvedev
Founders:Pavel Gubarev
Yuri Sivokonenko
Evgeny Orlov
Maksim Gusyakov
Miroslav Rudenko
Alexander Malkov
Ellada Shaftner
Ideology:Russian nationalism[1]
Donetsk separatism
Headquarters:Bogdana Khmel'nitskogo Avenue 102, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (non-government controlled)
Youth Wing:Youth Union of Donbas
Newspaper:Novorossiya
Colours: White
Yellow
Black
Affiliation1 Title:Members
Affiliation1:Novorossiya Party
Union of Veterans of Donbass «Berkut»
Seats1 Title:People's Council
Country:the Donetsk People's Republic
Country2:Ukraine

Free Donbas (Russian: Свободный Донбасс|Svobodnyy Donbass) is a public movement and political bloc in the Donetsk Oblast fighting for the separation of the region from Ukraine.[2] The bloc includes several parties and movements. The organization was formed in 2014, in the first six months after the proclamation of independence of the Donetsk People's Republic from Ukraine. Satisfying the requirements of the CEC, this party became one of two (along with the party "Donetsk Republic") admitted to participation in the general elections in the Donetsk People's Republic on November 2, 2014. After registration, the party joined in campaigning in the streets with voters, and also on the Internet. The party supports the independence of the historical and cultural region of Novorossiya from Ukraine.

The colors of the organization are identical with the Russian nationalist organization Pamyat.

Ekaterina Gubareva was set to head the election list of Free Donbas for the elections of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic of 11 November 2018[3] but on 29 September 2018 she was excluded from this list after she was held in custody by unknown people.[4] After this incident she left for Rostov-on-Don (in Russia).[4]

2014 elections

See main article: 2014 Donbas general elections. Chairman of the organization, Yevgeny Orlov, said that the party "goes with the same slogans and with the same program that supported the absolute majority of the population of the region during the referendum on May 11". It focuses on respect for people of all nationalities and cultures that reside on the territory of the republic, restoration of destroyed infrastructure, development of mechanisms of social protection and social justice.[5]

Polls

According to polls for the elections to the parliament of the People's Democratic Republic conducted by the monitoring group of Socis Sociology Support Fund held on October 28, 2014, 39.1% of respondents were going to vote for the public organization "Donetsk republic", 31.6% were inclined to support the public movement "Free Donbas", which also included the party" Novorossiya ", and the remaining 29.3% did not decide on the answer. At the same time, during a rather short period of the agitation campaign, the party managed to significantly increase its representative potential: at the beginning of the pre-election race, following the results of the preliminary opinion poll conducted by the Donetsk University of Management, only 11% of voters were ready to vote for the party.[6] [7]

Results

On November 3, 2014, Roman Lyagin, chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of the National Democratic Party, announced the percentage of the results of the elections to the People's Council as follows: "Donetsk Republic" scored 64.43%, "Free Donbas" – 27.75%. The People's Council was elected for a term of four years in the amount of 100 deputies, out of which "Donetsk Republic" received 68 deputy mandates, "Free Donbas" – 32 seats.[8] [9]

Electoral results

ElectionCandidateFirst roundSecond roundResult
Votes%Votes%
201493.280bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2Lost
2018bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2Lost
ElectionParty leaderPerformanceRankGovernment
Votes%± ppSeats+/–
2014Evgeny Orlov306,89231.65%bgcolor=lightgrey Newbgcolor=lightgrey New2nd
2018Roman Khramenkov26.02% 5.63 6 2nd

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordsieck. Wolfram. Donetsk People's Republic. Parties and Elections in Europe. 2018. 31 July 2022. 31 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220731055228/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/dnr.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Выборы в чрезвычайных условиях. 30 October 2014. svpressa.ru. 17 December 2018.
  3. News: Парламент ДНР сменил исполняющего обязанности главы республики. Meduza. 2018-09-07. ru-RU.
  4. Web site: The Ukrainian Week. ukrainianweek.com. 17 December 2018.
  5. Web site: "Свободный Донбасс" приглашает жителей ДНР принять участие на выборах. Медиа Центр 24. 17 December 2018. YouTube.
  6. Web site: Архивированная копия . 2014-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029075125/http://www.novorossiatv.com/glavnoe-za-den/donchane-opredelilis-kogo-podderzhat-na-.html . 2014-10-29 .
  7. Web site: Ukraine rebels hold election in face of international criticism - DW - 02.11.2014. DW.COM. 17 December 2018.
  8. http://cikdnr.ru/news/priedsiedatiel-tsik-obiavil-itogi-vyborov-v-narodnyi-soviet-dnr/ cikdnr.ru/news/priedsiedatiel-tsik-obiavil-itogi-vyborov-v-narodnyi-soviet-dnr/ — Сервис регистрации доменов и хостинга *.RU-TLD.RU
  9. Web site: Holding elections now will destabilize Donbas -. Olena. Makarenko. 27 June 2016. 17 December 2018. 24 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173950/http://euromaidanpress.com/2016/06/27/94955/. dead.