Holos (political party)

Voice
Голос
LeaderKira Rudik
Vice leaderInna Sovsun
Faction leaderOleksandra Ustinova
FounderSvyatoslav Vakarchuk
Founded16 May 2019; 5 years ago (2019-05-16)
Preceded byPlatform of Initiatives[1]
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Membership (2021)c. 500 [nb 1][dubious – discuss]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[8]
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe[9]
International affiliationLiberal International (observer)
Colours  Orange
SloganThe party of real changes
Verkhovna Rada
20 / 450
Regions[10]
335 / 43,122
Website
goloszmin.org

Holos (Ukrainian: Голос), translated as Voice or Vote, is a liberal and pro-European political party in Ukraine, which was led by Ukrainian musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk until March 2020.[11] The party won 20 MPs in the 2019 parliamentary election[12][13] and became part of the opposition in the current Ukrainian parliament.[14][15]

Holos is the first party with liberal ideology to enter the Ukrainian Parliament and form a faction.

After the local elections in 2020, under leadership of Kira Rudik, the party gained 350 seats in the local councils.

  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) The Ministry of Justice registered the party of Vakarchuk, Lb.ua (May 21, 2019)
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Interview of Kira Rudik, Obozrevatel (15 February 2021)
  3. ^ Levenson, Michael (2022-08-02). "Zelensky says Ukraine's government may allow civil partnerships for same-sex couples". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ Sabbagh, Dan (2022-06-12). "Ukraine fears western support will fade as media loses interest in the war". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ^ Bowdler, Neil (2019-06-25). "Rock Star Gives Voice To Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Party". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. ^ Romaliyska, Iryna (2022-06-04). "'Highly' Likely Russia Will Launch Second Attack On Kyiv, Says Ukrainian Commander". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. ^ Baker, Aryn (2022-03-06). "Inside the Desperate Fight Against Russia". Time. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  8. ^ "Holos". Liga (in Ukrainian). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  9. ^ "Holos from Ukraine has just been accepted as a new full member of ALDE Party". Facebook. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. ^ Обрані депутати місцевих рад. www.cvk.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  11. ^ Vakarchuk elected Holos Party head to replace Yulia Klymenko, Interfax-Ukraine (24 July 2019)
  12. ^ "Ukraine, Parliament, Election results". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  13. ^ CEC counts 100 percent of vote in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Ukrinform (26 July 2019)
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference 7231776Rakhmanin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ ""Голос" обрав нового керівника партії замість Вакарчука (відео)".


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