Ukraine is Our Home
Україна – наш дiм
AbbreviationUND
LeaderBorys Kolesnikov
FounderBorys Kolesnikov
Founded30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)
Split fromOpposition Bloc
IdeologySocial conservatism (claimed)
Pro-Europeanism (claimed)
Russophilia (alleged)
Political positionCentre (claimed)
Colours  Blue
  Yellow
Website
uaourhome.com

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][4]

On 30 May 2021, the party held its first congress.[3][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][7] 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]

References

  1. "Борис Колесников все-таки создает новую партию. Но без Ахметова | Inshe.tv". inshe.tv (in Russian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. Electoral history of Kolesnikov Borys Viktorovych, ukr.vote
  3. 1 2 (in Ukrainian) Borys Kolesnikov was elected the leader of the new party "Ukraine is our home", Interfax-Ukraine (30 May 2021)
  4. "Лідер". uaourhome.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. Иванов, Глеб (2021-05-30). "В Киеве состоялся первый съезд партии Колесникова УКРАИНА – НАШ ДОМ". OBOZREVATEL NEWS (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. (in Ukrainian) Kolesnikov still creates a party called "Ukraine is our home", Radio Free Europe (4 May 2021)
  7. 1 2 (in Ukrainian) 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. "Партии Ахметова. Создают ли Банковая и олигарх проекты в противовес ОПЗЖ". ВЕСТИ (in Russian). 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  9. (in Ukrainian) Banking project. The reason for the creation of Kolesnikov's party "Ukraine is our home" has become known, RBK Ukraine (13 October 2021)
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