Front for Change (Ukraine) explained

Country:Ukraine
Slogan:Front of the future[1]
Front for Change
Native Name:Фронт Змін
Leader:Arseniy Yatsenyuk
Foundation: (political party)
(public organisation)
Merged:All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"
Colours:Olive
Colorcode:olive
Headquarters:Kyiv
Website:http://www.frontzmin.org/
Seats1 Title:Regions (2010)
Seats1:[2]
Youth Wing:The young activists of the Front for Change[3] [4]

Front for Change (Ukrainian: Фронт Змін) is a Ukrainian public organization[5] [6] [7] and a former political party in Ukraine, both led by Arseniy Yatsenyuk.[8] [9] The party merged into All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" in June 2013.[10]

History

The political party Front for Change was registered with the Ministry of Justice on June 26, 2007, and entered in the Register of political parties under number 140 as People's Toiling Party.[8]

Before changing its name to Front of Change, from October 2008 through September 2009 it used to be named as the Democratic Front. In December 2008 candidate for the Ukrainian 2010 presidential elections Arseniy Yatsenyuk[11] founded the public organization Front of change.[12] Yatsenyuk was at the time a member of Parliament elected as part of the list of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.

Mayor of Uzhhorod Serhiy Ratushniak was alleged to have beaten a female campaigner of Front of Change early August 2009,[13] a criminal case was soon opened against Ratushniak.[14] [15]

On April 12, 2010, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine confirmed the political party Front for Change is now (also) led by Yatseniuk.[8]

In the 2010 local elections the party won representative in 20 of the 24 regional parliaments, it did not win seats in the Supreme Council of Crimea.[16]

In September 2011 Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction leader in the Ukrainian parliament Mykola Martynenko joined the party.[17]

According to party leader Yatseniuk the party is financed by "about 28 representatives of medium-sized businesses and small businesses".[18]

Since June 2008 the parties popularity in opinion polls reached a stable 11%.[19] [20] [21] [22] A May 2010 poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed that the party had the greatest support in western regions (9%), slightly lower support in central Ukraine (4%) and the least support in southern and eastern regions (2%).[23] Yatsenyuk announced on 7 April 2012 the party will form a single list of candidates with All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" during the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. Yatseniuk at the time stressed "Front of Changes existed and will exist".,[24] but later that same month hinted the alliance could lay basis for one single party.[25] The party competed on one single party under "umbrella" party "Fatherland", together with several other parties, during the October 2012 parliamentary elections[26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] Front for Change leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk headed this election list; because "Fatherland"-leader Yulia Tymoshenko was imprisoned.[32] [33] During the election this list won 62 seats (25.55% of the votes) under the proportional party-list system and another 39 by winning 39 simple-majority constituencies; a total of 101 seats in Parliament.[34]

The party (and Reforms and Order Party) merged into "Fatherland" on 15 June 2013,[10] while the merger of For Ukraine! into Front for Change, which had been agreed upon in December 2011 was canceled.[35] [36] However, the party is still registered at the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice.[37] In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections 1 person won a local seat on behalf of the party.[38]

Elections

Date Party leader Remarks
2007-2009
2009
2009–present

See also

Notes

After the merger with Batkivshchyna

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://frontzmin.ua/ Homepage of the official website of the party
  2. Results of elections, Central Election Commission
  3. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/119796/ Front for Change demands that Yanukovych fulfill his election promises
  4. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/young-opposition-activists-stage-rally-to-celebrate-resignation-of-azarovs-government-317189.html Young opposition activists stage rally to celebrate resignation of Azarov's government
  5. Web site: Yatsenyuk promise to create party without "political kolobok's" . 2009-01-28 . . Ukrainian.
  6. http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/49606 Yatseniuk says he is creating political party to secure future of Ukraine
  7. Web site: Democratic Front party declares change of name to Front for Change . . 2009-10-27.
  8. "Front of Changes" announced its liquidation on Friday, Interfax-Ukraine (13 June 2013)
  9. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/63746/ Justice Ministry: Yatseniuk registered as Front for Change party leader
  10. http://www.interfax.co.uk/ukraine-news/sobolev-front-for-change-and-reform-and-order-party-to-join-batkivschyna/ Sobolev: Front for Change and Reform and Order Party to join Batkivschyna
  11. Web site: Yatsenyuk, a Yushchenko clone, will bring stagnation . . 2009-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218135714/http://www.kyivpost.com/blogs/bloggers/tarasgkuzio . February 18, 2009 .
  12. Directory of NGOs, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (number 2752 on the list)
  13. http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/46595 Mayor of Uzhhorod alleged to have beaten girl campaigner of Front of Changes
  14. Ratushniak was accused of hooliganism, abuse of office and the violation of racial and national equality of citizens.
  15. http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/46965 Ratushniak: I'm not xenophobic, but ‘It is not my fault that these Ukrainian billionaires are of Jewish origin’
  16. Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (8 November 2010)
  17. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,THE_JF,,UKR,,4e7b0cf12,0.html Yatsenyuk’s Party Set to Become Third Force In Ukrainian Politics
  18. Яценюк розповів, хто його фінансує, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 December 2011)
  19. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/118551 Poll: Batkivschyna Party's electoral rating tops Regions Party in Ukraine
  20. http://ratinggroup.com.ua/en/cardiogram/parties/ Ratings of parties
  21. http://razumkov.org.ua/eng/poll.php?poll_id=115 If parliamentary elections were held next Sunday how would you vote? (recurrent poll, 2010-2011)
  22. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/63737/ Party Of Regions, Tymoshenko bloc, Strong Ukraine, Front for Change and Communist Party would get into parliament
  23. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/66496/ Poll: Political forces of Tigipko, Yatseniuk, Communist Party in Top 5 of April rating of parties
  24. "ФРОНТ ЗМІН" ІДЕ В РАДУ З "БАТЬКІВЩИНОЮ", Ukrayinska Pravda (7 April 2012)
    Yatseniuk wants to meet with Tymoshenko to discuss reunion of opposition, Kyiv Post (7 April 2012)
  25. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/unification-of-opposition-could-lay-basis-for-sing.html Unification of opposition could lay basis for single party, says Yatseniuk
  26. Соціально-християнська партія вирішила приєднатися до об'єднаної опозиції, Den (newspaper) (24 April 2012)
  27. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/123555/ Opposition to form single list to participate in parliamentary elections
  28. Tymoshenko and Yatsenyuk united ("Тимошенко та Яценюк об'єдналися"), Ukrayinska Pravda (23 April 2012)
  29. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/civil-position-party-joins-ukraines-united-opposit.html Civil Position party joins Ukraine's united opposition
  30. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120987/ Ukrainian opposition parties agree to form single list for 2012 elections
  31. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/123555/ Opposition to form single list to participate in parliamentary elections
  32. http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/58995 They Call Themselves the Opposition
  33. Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
  34. Proportional votes & Constituency seats, Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine
    % of total seats, Ukrayinska Pravda
  35. Кириленко об'єднався з Яценюком, Ukrayinska Pravda (22 December 2011)
  36. Лідер «За Україну!» теж заявив, що не вступить в об’єднану опозиційну партію The leader of the "For Ukraine!" also said he did not join the united opposition party, Radio Free Europe (15 June 2013)
  37. Єдиний реєстр громадських формувань Unified Register of community groups, Ukrainian Ministry of Justice (as viewed on 25 October 2013)
  38. Web site: Results of the 2020 Ukrainian local elections on the official web-server of the . Central Election Commission of Ukraine. 12 January 2021. Ukrainian.

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