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Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv () is a
political party
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of Ukraine, registered on April 12, 2016. The founder and first head of the political party was Hennadiy Kernes, who created it with the aim of participating in local elections in the
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
In 2016, the party was officially registered under the name "Unitary European Ukraine", therefore, Hennadiy Kernes himself had nothing to do with it.
At the end of 2019, the party was renamed into "Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv", after which many rumors began to circulate around the party about its participation in the 2020 local elections, led by Mayor of
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Hennadiy Kernes, which he himself did not deny.
Already in early 2020, Hennadiy Kernes announced that he was going to the elections to the Kharkiv City Council with his own bloc, without the
Trust Deeds
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project, which he led together with
Gennadiy Trukhanov
Gennadiy Leonidovich Trukhanov (russian: Геннадий Леонидович Труханов; uk, Генна́дій Леоні́дович Труха́нов, ''Hennadiy Leonidovych Trukhanov''; born 17 January 1965) is the mayor of Odesa. ...
and the
Opposition Bloc
russian: Оппозиционный блок
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, which did not participate in the
local elections
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as a united front. in favor of small electoral blocs such as the Vadim Boychenko Bloc, Vilkul's Ukrainian Perspective Bloc, Volodymyr Buriak's Unity Party, and Gennady Trukhanov's Trust Deeds party.
The party declares 30 strategic steps for the development of the
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
opposition
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, and between Hennadiy Kernes and the former
head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration
The Governor of Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Голова Харківської обласної державної адміністрації) is the head of executive branch for the Kharkiv Oblast.
The office of Governor is an appointed position, wit ...
Oleksiy Kucher
Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Kucher ( ua, Олексій Володимирович Кучер; born 23 March 1985) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician. Kucher was Governor of Kharkiv Oblast from November 2019 until November 2020.
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there were quite tense relations.
In the 2020 Mayoral election, Kernes won the first round of voting with a result of 61.2%, and the Kernes Block – Successful Kharkiv received a result of 37.98% in the Kharkiv City Council and 30.1% in the
Kharkiv Oblast Council
The Kharkiv Oblast Council ( uk, Харківська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Kharkiv Oblast (province) located in eastern Ukraine. The council is composed of 120 members and is situated in the o ...
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Kernes died on 17 December 2020.Kharkiv mayor Kernes dies
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BBC Ukrainian
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Ukrayinska Pravda
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(6 September 2021) Terekhov had been acting Kharkiv Mayor since 24 December 2020.Death of Kharkiv mayor Kernes marks end of era UkraineAlert by
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,
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Ukrayinska Pravda
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(30 March 2021) Terekhov officially won
the election
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(9 November 2021) At an extraordinary session of the Kharkiv City Council on 11 November 2021 Terekhov was sworn in as the new Mayor of Kharkiv.Terekhov officially became the mayor of Kharkiv
Ukrayinska Pravda
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(11 November 2021)
Election results
Criticism
Many opponents of Kernes, such as
Yuliya Svitlychna
Yuliya Svitlychna ( uk, Юлія Олександрівна Світлична, born 6 June 1984, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian politician. In a 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election by-election on 15 March 2020 Svitlychna was elected to Ukraine's parl ...
, Ihar Chernyak and others, accused him of establishing his personal power in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.corruption
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and budget embezzlement on various city projects. In particular, Kernes was accused of creating a mafia clan in Kharkiv and putting enormous pressure on
small and medium-sized businesses
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.
Leadership
Until his death on 17 December 2020, the actual head of the party was Hennadiy Kernes, but de jure the party leader since 19 October 2019 was Vyacheslav Orlov.