Ukraine is Our Home explained

Ukraine is Our Home
Native Name:Україна – наш дiм
Native Name Lang:uk
Abbreviation:UND
Leader:Borys Kolesnikov
Founder:Borys Kolesnikov
Split:Opposition Bloc
Colours: Blue
Yellow
Website:uaourhome.com
Country:Ukraine

Ukraine is Our Home (Ukrainian: Україна – наш дiм) is a Ukrainian political party that was founded in May 2021.[1] The party is led by former deputy prime minister and former[2] deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) Borys Kolesnikov.[3]

On 30 May 2021, the party held its first congress.[4] [5]

Ukrainian and Russian media outlets have speculated that the party is a project of Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov and has been created to take votes away from Opposition Platform — For Life.[6] Kolesnikov stated in June 2021 that Akhmetov was "not happy" with the idea of creating the party and "he has nothing to do [with this]."[7] Kolesnikov also denied that the party's electorate were pro-Russian Ukrainians living in the country's southern and eastern regions, and instead claims that the party is centrist and has social conservatism at its core.[8] According to RBK Ukraine, the party was created as a "technical project" of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Борис Колесников все-таки создает новую партию. Но без Ахметова Inshe.tv. 2021-11-24. inshe.tv. 4 May 2021 . ru-RU.
  2. https://ukr.vote/en/persons/38657#election9 Electoral history of Kolesnikov Borys Viktorovych
  3. Web site: Лідер. 2021-11-24. uaourhome.com. ru.
  4. Borys Kolesnikov was elected the leader of the new party "Ukraine is our home", Interfax-Ukraine (30 May 2021)
  5. Web site: Иванов. Глеб. 2021-05-30. В Киеве состоялся первый съезд партии Колесникова УКРАИНА – НАШ ДОМ. 2021-11-24. OBOZREVATEL NEWS. ru.
  6. Kolesnikov still creates a party called "Ukraine is our home", Radio Free Europe (4 May 2021)
  7. Disagrees with the media version. Kolesnikov said that Akhmetov was "not happy" with the idea of creating a party Ukraine - our home, The New Voice of Ukraine (3 June 2021)
  8. News: 2021-06-01. Партии Ахметова. Создают ли Банковая и олигарх проекты в противовес ОПЗЖ. 2021-11-24. ВЕСТИ. ru.
  9. Banking project. The reason for the creation of Kolesnikov's party "Ukraine is our home" has become known, RBK Ukraine (13 October 2021)