Party of Regions
The Party of Regions (Ukrainian: Партія регіонів, romanized: Partiia rehioniv, pronounced [ˈpɑrt⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ reɦiˈɔn⁽ʲ⁾iu̯]; Russian: Партия регионов, romanized: Partiya regionov) is a banned pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that became the largest party in Ukraine between 2006 and 2014.
Party of Regions Партія регіонів Партия регионов | |
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Executive secretary | Borys Kolesnikov |
| Founders | Mykola Azarov Yukhym Zvyahilsky Volodymyr Rybak |
| Founded | 26 October 1997 |
| Banned | 21 February 2023 |
| Succeeded by | Opposition Bloc (mainly) |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Newspaper | Vremya Regionov |
| Youth wing | Young Regions |
| Ideology | Social democracy Regionalism Russophilia Euroscepticism Catch-all party |
| Political position | Centre, Big tent |
| European affiliation | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Cooperation, until 2014) |
| Oligarch association | Donetsk Clan |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| partyofregions | |
Since the Revolution of Dignity, the party has not competed in elections and members have slowly dispersed; the last election in which the party participated was the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. The best-known former party members are former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych; both fled to Russia in February 2014 after Euromaidan.
The Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal banned the party on 21 February 2023.