Maidan People's Union

Maidan People's Union
Leader Yulia Tymoshenko, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko, Oleh Tyahnybok, Serhiy Kvit, Yuriy Lutsenko and Ruslana[1]
Founded December 22, 2013 (2013-12-22)
International affiliation None
Website
maidan2013.com.ua

The Maidan People's Union (Ukrainian: Народне об'єднання "Майдан") is an alliance in Ukraine formed by several political parties and non-partisan individuals and public organizations on the fifth Sunday (22 December 2013) of the Euromaidan-protests with the aim of "building a new Ukraine and a new Ukrainian government" [2] by creating a new Ukrainian constitution, and removing corrupt judges and prosecutors.[1][3] It also aims to organize opposition to the current regime and to coordinate the protest movement in all regions of the country.[2] In practise this means broadening support for the goals of the organization in the pro-government and pro-presidential heartland East Ukraine.[4]

The organization aims that millions of Ukrainians will become members.[5] According to co-head of the organization Arseniy Yatsenyuk, "it will be a little bit like the Solidarity movement in Poland".[5]

History

On 30 November 2013 the opposition parties Batkivshchyna, UDAR and Svoboda set up the National Resistance Headquarters.[6][7] At the time they controlled 168 seats of the 450 in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament).[8]

On 22 December 2013, the fifth ongoing week of the Euromaidan-protests (100,000 rallied in Kiev[9]) major opposition parties and non-partisans established a nationwide political movement called Maidan.[1][3] "Maidan" refers to/is the nickname of Maidan Nezalezhnosti where the Euromaidan-protests are centered.[4][10] The movement has the aim of broadening support for Euromaidan in East Ukraine were the support for the second Azarov Government and President Viktor Yanukovich is centred.[4] (At the first day of the movement) opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk stated "Every person who wants a fair and honest future must be in favour of this movement".[4] Since 24 December 2013 the organization started to accept membership.[11]

Agenda

The organization has set several goals:

Organization

Co-heads of the organization are Yulia Tymoshenko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Batkivshchyna, Vitali Klitschko of UDAR, Oleh Tyahnybok of Svoboda, University president of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Serhiy Kvit, leader of the organization Third Ukrainian Republic Yuriy Lutsenko and singer Ruslana[1]

The council of the organization includes Taras Boiko, Oleksiy Haran, Vasyl Hatsko, Ihor Zhdanov, Andriy Illyenko, Irena Karpa, Serhiy Kvit, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, Ihor Koliushko, Vitali Klitschko, Ruslan Koshulynsky, Ivan Krulko, Ruslana Lyzhychko, Ihor Lutsenko, Yuriy Lutsenko, Maria Matios, Andriy Mokhnyk, Valeriy Patskan, Oleh Osukhovsky, Sashko Polozhynsky, Petro Poroshenko, Vitaly Portnikov, Serhiy Rakhmaninov, Yehor Sobolev, Serhiy Sobolev, Oleksandr Sushko, Viktoria Siumar, Borys Tarasyuk, Yulia Tymoshenko, Oleksandr Turchynov, Oleh Tyahnybok, Valeriy Chaly, Refat Chubarov, Viktor Chumak, Zorian Shkiriak, Yelyzaveta Schepetylnykova, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukraine is subdivided into 27 regions: 24 oblasts, Autonomous Republic Crimea and two cities with special status.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Maidan people's union set up at popular assembly in Kyiv, Interfax-Ukraine (23 December 2013)
  2. 1 2 (Ukrainian) На Євромайдані створили народне об'єднання "Майдан" Euromaidan established national union "Maidan", Ukrayinska Pravda (22 December 2013)
  3. 1 2 Ukraine Opposition Rallies Protesters to Maidan as Holidays Loom, Bloomberg L.P. (22 December 2013)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Defiant Ukraine opposition continues pro-EU rallies, BBC News (22 December 2013)
  5. 1 2 New association born in Ukraine on fifth Sunday of protests, Euronews (22 December 2013)
  6. ↑ Ukrainian Police Break Up Pro-EU Rally, RIA Novosti (30/11/2013)
  7. ↑ Ukrainian opposition calls for early elections and national strike, The Ukrainian Week (30/11/2013)
  8. ↑ (Ukrainian) Депутатські фракції і групи VII скликання Deputy fractions and Groups VII convocation, Verkhovna Rada
  9. ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/22/us-ukraine-idUSBRE9BL09220131222
  10. ↑ "Ukraine's Euromaidan: What's in a name?". Washington Post. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Ukrainian) У Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Майдан" тепер можна записатися In the All-Ukrainian Union "Maidan" is now possible to enroll, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 December 2013)
  12. 1 2 Pro-European protesters to prepare Ukraine's development strategy until 2025, Interfax-Ukraine (14 January 2014)
  13. ↑ Politics and society in Ukraine by Paul D'Anieri, Robert Kravchuk and Taras Kuzio, Westview Press, 1999, ISBN 0813335388 (page 292)
  14. ↑ Crimea profile, BBC News
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