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Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third
president of Ukraine
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...
from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010.
As an informal leader of the Ukrainian opposition coalition, he was one of the two main candidates in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 October, 21 November and 26 December 2004. The election was the fourth presidential election to take place in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union. The last stages of the election ...
. Yushchenko won the presidency through a repeat runoff election between him and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
. The Ukrainian Supreme Court called for the runoff election to be repeated because of widespread electoral fraud in favor of Yanukovych in the original vote. Yushchenko won in the revote (52% to 44%). Public protests prompted by the electoral fraud played a major role in that presidential election and led to Ukraine's Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution ( uk, Помаранчева революція, translit=Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate afterm ...
.
Following an assassination attempt in late 2004 during his election campaign, Yushchenko was confirmed to have ingested hazardous amounts of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD), the most potent dioxin and a contaminant in Agent Orange. He suffered disfigurement as a result of the poisoning, but has since made a full recovery.
Before his election as president, Yushchenko had already had a career in Ukrainian politics. In 1993, he became governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
National Bank of Ukraine ( uk, Національний банк України) or NBU ( uk, НБУ) is the central bank of Ukraine – a government body responsible for unified state policy in the field of country's monetary circulation, includ ...
. From 1999 to 2001 he was prime minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
. After his dismissal as prime minister, Yushchenko went into opposition to President Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...
and he founded the Our Ukraine bloc
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, which at the 2002 parliamentary election became Ukraine's most popular political force, with 23.57% of the votes.
After Yushchenko's election in 2004 to the presidency, this alliance was unable to continue this success, garnering only 13.95% of the votes in 2006 and 14.15% of the votes in the 2007 parliamentary election. Yushchenko failed to secure a run-off spot during the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election; gaining 5.5% of the vote. During the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election
The Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2012 took place on 28 October 2012.Our Ukraine. The party won 1.11% of the national votes and no
In December 1999, Ukrainian President
constituencies
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, and thus failed to win parliamentary representation.
Early life
Yushchenko was born on 23 February 1954, inKhoruzhivka
Khoruzhivka ( uk, Хорýжівка, russian: Хорýжевка) is a village located in Sumy Oblast in northern Ukraine. It lies 111 meters (367 ft) above sea level. Viktor Yushchenko, the third President of Ukraine and opposition candidat ...
, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
, Soviet Union
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, into a family of teachers. His father, Andriy Andriyovych Yushchenko (1919–1992) fought in the Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
, was captured by German forces and imprisoned as a POW in a series of concentration camps
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in the German Reich, including Auschwitz-Birkenau. His father survived the ordeal, and after returning home taught English at a local school.
Viktor's mother, Varvara Tymofiyovna Yushchenko (1918–2005), taught physics and mathematics at the same school. The Sumy Oblast region where he was born is predominantly Ukrainian-speaking, and this differentiated him in later life from his political counterparts, for whom Russian was the mother tongue.
Yushchenko graduated from the Ternopil Finance and Economics Institute in 1975. He began work as an accountant, as a deputy to the chief accountant in a kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz., a contraction of советское хозяйство, soviet ownership or ...
. From 1975 to 1976, he served as a conscript
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in the Transcaucasian Military District
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on the Soviet
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– Turkish border.
Central banker
In 1976, Yushchenko began a career in banking. In 1983, he became the Deputy Director for Agricultural Credit at the Ukrainian Republican Office of theSoviet Union
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State Bank. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as vice-chairman and first vice-chairman of the JSC Agroindustrial Bank ''Ukraina''. In 1993, he was appointed Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine
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(Ukraine's central bank
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and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central b ...
). In 1997, Verkhovna Rada
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, the parliament of Ukraine, re-appointed him.
As a central banker, Yushchenko played an important part in the creation of Ukraine
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's national currency
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, the hryvnia
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, and the establishment of a modern regulatory system for commercial banking. He also successfully overcame a debilitating wave of hyper-inflation
In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the local currency, as the prices of all goods increase. This causes people to minimize their holdings in that currency as t ...
that hit the country—he brought inflation down from more than 10,000 percent to less than 10 percent—and managed to defend the value of the currency following the 1998 Russian financial crisis.
In 1998, he wrote a thesis entitled "The Development of Supply and Demand of Money in Ukraine" and defended it in the Ukrainian Academy of Banking. He thereby earned a doctorate in economics.
Prime minister
In December 1999, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...
unexpectedly nominated Yushchenko to be the prime minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
after the parliament failed by one vote to ratify the previous candidate, Valeriy Pustovoytenko.
Ukraine's economy improved during Yushchenko's cabinet service. However, his government, particularly Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();coal mining and
In 2002, Yushchenko became the leader of the '' Our Ukraine'' (''Nasha Ukrayina'') political coalition, which received a plurality of
by
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, ''Ukrainian News'' (17 August 2009) However, in the parliamentary elections of March 2006, the Our Ukraine party, led by Prime Minister
In 2004, as President Kuchma's term came to an end, Yushchenko announced his candidacy for president as an
Yushchenko became seriously ill in early September 2004. He was flown to
On 27 September 2009, Yushchenko said in an interview aired on Channel 1+1 that the testimony of three men who were at a dinner in 2004 at which he believes he was poisoned is crucial to finishing the investigation, and he claimed these men were in Russia. Ukrainian prosecutors said Russia has refused to extradite one of the men, the former deputy chief of Ukraine's security service,
The first 100 days of Yushchenko's term, 23 January 2005 through 1 May 2005, were marked by numerous dismissals and appointments at all levels of the executive branch. He appointed
natural gas
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industries. The conflict resulted in a no-confidence vote
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by the parliament on 26 April 2001, orchestrated by the Communist Party of Ukraine
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, who opposed Yushchenko's economic policies, and by centrist groups associated with the country's powerful "oligarchs
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." The vote passed 263 to 187 and resulted in Yushchenko's removal from office.
"Our Ukraine" leader
In 2002, Yushchenko became the leader of the '' Our Ukraine'' (''Nasha Ukrayina'') political coalition, which received a plurality of seats
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in the year's parliamentary election
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. However, the number of seats won was not a majority, and efforts to form a majority coalition with other opposition
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parties failed. Since then, Yushchenko has remained the leader and public face of the Our Ukraine parliamentary faction
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.
In 2001, both Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();President
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Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...
in order to win the Ukrainian presidential election 2004.
In late 2002 Yushchenko, Oleksandr Moroz
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Morozrussian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Моро́з, translit=Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Moroz (born 29 February 1944) is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada twice, ...
(Socialist Party of Ukraine
The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest par ...
), Petro Symonenko
Petro Mykolayovych Symonenko ( uk, Петро́ Микола́йович Симоне́нко; born 1 August 1952) is a Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Symonenko was the Co ...
(Communist Party of Ukraine) and Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
) issued a joint statement concerning "the beginning of a state revolution in Ukraine". Though the communists stepped out of the alliance and though Symonenko opposed having one single candidate from the alliance in the 2004 presidential election, the other three parties remained alliesUnderstanding Ukrainian Politics: Power, Politics, and Institutional Designby
Paul D'Anieri
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, M.E. Sharpe, 2006, ; , page 117 until July 2006.Ukraine coalition born in chaosBBC News
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(11 July 2006)
On 2 July 2004, Our Ukraine and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc established the ''Force of the people'', a coalition which aimed to stop "the destructive process that has, as a result of the incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-ele ...
authorities, become a characteristic for Ukraine", at the time President Kuchma and Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
were the incumbent authorities in Ukraine. The pact included a promise by Yushchenko to nominate Tymoshenko as Prime Minister if he won the October 2004 presidential election.''Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough''by
Anders Aslund
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and Michael A. McFaul, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2006, ;
Yushchenko was widely regarded as the moderate political leader of the anti-Kuchma opposition, since other opposition parties were less influential and had fewer seats in parliament. Since becoming President of Ukraine in 2005, he has been an honorary leader of the '' Our Ukraine'' party.
From 2001 to 2004, his rankings in popularity polls were higher than those of President Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corru ...
. In later public opinion polls, though, his support plummeted from a high of 52% following his election in 2004 to below 4%.Socis Poll: "25% Of Ukrainians Prepared To Support Yanukovych For President, 20.5% To Vote For Tymoshenko", ''Ukrainian News'' (17 August 2009) However, in the parliamentary elections of March 2006, the Our Ukraine party, led by Prime Minister
Yuriy Yekhanurov
Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov ( uk, Юрій Іванович Єхануров, ; born August 23, 1948) is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.
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, received less than 14% of the national vote, taking third place behind the Party of Regions
The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
. In a poll by the Sofia Social Research Centre between 27 July and 7 August 2007 more than 52% of those polled said they distrusted Yushchenko while 48% said they trusted him.
Presidential election of 2004
In 2004, as President Kuchma's term came to an end, Yushchenko announced his candidacy for president as an independent
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. His major rival was Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
. Since his term as prime minister, Yushchenko had slightly modernized his political platform, adding social partnership and other liberal
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slogans to older ideas of European integration, including Ukraine's joining NATO
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and fighting corruption. Supporters of Yushchenko were organized in the "Syla Narodu" ("Power to the People") electoral coalition, which he and his political allies led, with the Our Ukraine coalition as the main constituent force.
Yushchenko built his campaign
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on face-to-face communication with voter
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s, since the government prevented most major TV channels from providing equal coverage to candidates. Requests from Administration of President Kuchma to media. Meanwhile, his rival, Yanukovych, frequently appeared in the news and even accused Yushchenko, whose father was a Red Army soldier imprisoned at Auschwitz, of being "a Nazi
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," even though Yushchenko actively reached out to the Jewish community in Ukraine and his mother is said to have risked her life by hiding three Jewish girls for one and a half years during the Second World War.The Jewish card in Russian operations against UkraineKyiv Post
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(30 June 2009)
TCDD poisoning
Yushchenko became seriously ill in early September 2004. He was flown to Vienna
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's Rudolfinerhaus clinic for treatment and diagnosed with acute pancreatitis
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, accompanied by interstitial edematous changes, due to a serious viral infection and chemical substances that are not normally found in food products. Yushchenko claimed that he had been poisoned by government agents. After the illness, his face was greatly disfigured: jaundiced, bloated, and pockmarked.
British toxicologist
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Professor John Henry of St Mary's Hospital in London declared the changes in Yushchenko's face were due to chloracne
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, which results from dioxin poisoning. Dutch toxicologist Bram Brouwer also stated his changes in appearance were the result of chloracne, and found dioxin levels in Yushchenko's blood 6,000 times above normal.
On 11 December, Dr. Michael Zimpfer of the Rudolfinerhaus clinic declared that Yushchenko had ingested TCDD dioxin and had 1,000 times the usual concentration in his body.
Many have linked Yushchenko's poisoning to a dinner with a group of senior Ukrainian officials (including Volodymyr Satsyuk
Volodymyr Satsyuk () (born 11 March 1963) is the former deputy head of Ukraine’s intelligence agency. He is suspected of involvement in the poisoning of Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko in 2004.
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) that took place on 5 September.
Since 2005, Yushchenko has been treated by a team of doctors led by Professor Jean Saurat at the University of Geneva
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Hospital. Analysis of Yushchenko's body fluids and tissues provided useful information on the human toxicokinetics of TCDD and its metabolites.
Yushchenko himself implicated Davyd Zhvania
Davyd Vazhayevych Zhvania ( uk, Давид Важаєвич Жванія; ka, დავით ვაჟას ძე ჟვანია; 20 July 1967 – 9 May 2022)
, the godfather of one of his children, of involvement in his dioxin poisoning.
In August 2009, ''The Lancet
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'' published a scientific paper by Swiss and Ukrainian researchers on the monitoring, form, distribution, and elimination of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) in Yushchenko in relation to his severe poisoning. The 2004 TCDD levels in Yushchenko's blood serum were 50,000-fold greater than those in the general population. This new study also concluded that the dioxin "was so pure that it was definitely made in a laboratory".Associated Press: Study: Dioxin that poisoned Yushchenko made in labOn 27 September 2009, Yushchenko said in an interview aired on Channel 1+1 that the testimony of three men who were at a dinner in 2004 at which he believes he was poisoned is crucial to finishing the investigation, and he claimed these men were in Russia. Ukrainian prosecutors said Russia has refused to extradite one of the men, the former deputy chief of Ukraine's security service,
Volodymyr Satsyuk
Volodymyr Satsyuk () (born 11 March 1963) is the former deputy head of Ukraine’s intelligence agency. He is suspected of involvement in the poisoning of Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko in 2004.
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, because he holds both Russian
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and Ukrainian citizenship
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. Satsyuk returned to Ukraine in 2012 and tried to relaunch his political career, but didn't succeed.
Presidency
Inauguration
At 12 pm (Kyiv time
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) on 23 January 2005 the inauguration of Yushchenko as the President of Ukraine
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took place. The event was attended by numerous foreign dignitaries.Yushchenko woos sceptical RussiaBBC News
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(24 January 2005)
Presidency
The first 100 days of Yushchenko's term, 23 January 2005 through 1 May 2005, were marked by numerous dismissals and appointments at all levels of the executive branch. He appointed Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Oleksandr Zinchenko was appointed the head of the presidential secretariat with a nominal title of Secretary of State.
by
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (26 September 2005)
9 September 2005 His first attempt, on 20 September, fell short by 3 votes of the necessary 226, but on 22 September the parliament ratified his government with 289 votes. Also in September 2005, former president
4 August 2006
Yushchenko again tried to dissolve the parliament on 9 October 2008 by announcing parliamentary elections to be held on 7 December. Yushchenko's decree was suspended and subsequently lapsed. Yushchenko in defense of his actions said, "I am deeply convinced that the democratic coalition was ruined by one thing alone—human ambition. The ambition of one person." Political groups including members of his own Our Ukraine party contested the election decree and politicians vowed to challenge it in the courts.Ukraine's president sets date for new election
/ref> In December 2008, following a back room revolt from members of Our Ukraine-Peoples' Self Defense Party a revised coalition was formed between members of
, Ukrainian News Agency (17 December 2008) Yushchenko claimed (19 March 2009) that his conflicts with Tymoshenko are not due to personal differences, but to the incompleteness of the constitutional reforms of 2004.Yuschenko describes his relations with Tymoshenko an internal affair
, Interfax-Ukraine (29 March 2009) On 23 July 2009, under the terms of Ukraine's
On 10 November 2009, Yushchenko was nominated for a second term as
, CEC Ukraine (19 January 2010) His result became the worst result for any sitting president.Кому достанется трезубец
// Trud, 19 January 2010 Yushchenko stated that he wanted to continue to defend democracy in UkraineUpdate: Yushchenko does not plan to quit politics
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,
Student Union of French Jews, (1 February 2010) and was declared illegal by the following Ukrainian government and a court decision in April 2010. In January 2011, the award was officially annulled.
, President.gov.ua. Retrieved 16 January 2011. In the second round of Ukraine's presidential election, Yushchenko did not support either of the candidates,
Petro Poroshenko
Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ( uk, Петро́ Олексі́йович Пороше́нко, ; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko se ...
, a fierce competitor of Tymoshenko for the post of Prime Minister, was appointed Secretary of the Security and Defense Council.
May 2005 saw Ukraine host the Eurovision Song Contest in the capital of Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
. Some accused Yushchenko of attempting to gain political capital from the event, with his appearance on stage at the end criticised as 'undignified' by certain commentators. During 2005, Yushchenko was in confident mood, making such pledges as solving the Gongadze case to the removal of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
In August 2005, Yushchenko joined with Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
President Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist.
in signing the Borjomi Declaration, which called for the creation of an institution of international cooperation, the Community of Democratic Choice, to bring together the democracies and incipient democracies in the region around the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. The first meeting of presidents and leaders to discuss the CDC took place on 1–2 December 2005 in Kyiv.
According to former Security Service of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine ( uk, Служба безпеки України, translit=Sluzhba bezpeky Ukrainy}) or SBU ( uk, СБУ, link=no) is the law enforcement authority and main intelligence and security agency of the Ukrainian ...
Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov ( uk, Олександр Валентинович Турчинов; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National S ...
, Yushchenko prevented in the summer of 2005 an investigation into allegedly fraudulent practices in the transport of Turkmen natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
to Ukraine and the arrest of Yuri Boyko for abuse of office
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other t ...
while heading Naftogaz
Naftogaz of Ukraine ( uk, НАК "Нафтогаз України", ''Naftogaz Ukrayiny''; literally "Petro-Gas of Ukraine") is the largest national oil and gas company of Ukraine. It is a state-owned company
.Gas Lobby Takes Control of Ukrains Secret Serviceby
Taras Kuzio
Taras Kuzio (born 1958) is a British academic and expert in Ukrainian political, economic and security affairs. He is Professor of Political Science at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ( Kyiv, Ukraine).
Education
Taras Kuzio received a ...
(18 March 2010)Ukraine: Battle Against Corruption Grinds To A HaltRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (26 September 2005)
Dismissal of other Orange Revolution members
On 8 September 2005, Yushchenko fired his government, led byYulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Yuriy Yekhanurov
Yuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov ( uk, Юрій Іванович Єхануров, ; born August 23, 1948) is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2009.
Background and professi ...
tried to form a new government.Ukraine leader to build new team9 September 2005 His first attempt, on 20 September, fell short by 3 votes of the necessary 226, but on 22 September the parliament ratified his government with 289 votes. Also in September 2005, former president
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk ( uk, Леонід Макарович Кравчук; 10 January 1934 – 10 May 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and the first president of Ukraine, serving from 5 December 1991 until 19 July 1994. In 1992, he signed ...
accused exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky of financing Yushchenko's presidential election campaign, and provided copies of documents showing money transfers from companies he said were controlled by Berezovsky to companies controlled by Yushchenko's official backers. Berezovsky confirmed that he met Yushchenko's representatives in London before the election, and that the money was transferred from his companies, but he refused to confirm or deny that the money was used in Yushchenko's campaign. Financing of election campaigns by foreign citizens is illegal in Ukraine.
In August 2006, Yushchenko appointed his onetime opponent in the presidential race, Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
, to be the new Prime Minister. This was generally regarded as indicating a rapprochement with Russia.Ukraine comeback kid in new deal4 August 2006
First dissolution of Parliament
On 2 April 2007, Yushchenko signed an order to dissolve the parliament and call early elections. Some consider the dissolution order illegal because none of the conditions spelled out under Article 90 of theConstitution of Ukraine
The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...
for the president to dissolve the legislature had been met. Yushchenko's detractors argued that he was attempting to usurp the functions of the Constitutional Court
A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ...
by claiming constitutional violations by the parliament as a pretext for his action. The parliament appealed the Constitutional Court itself and promised to abide by its ruling.
In the meantime, the parliament continued to meet and banned the financing of any new election pending the Constitutional Court's decision. Competing protests took place and the crisis escalated. In May 2007, Yushchenko illegally dismissed three members of Ukraine's Constitutional Court, thus preventing the court from ruling on the constitutionality of his decree dismissing Ukraine's parliament.
Second dissolution of Parliament (2007) and conflict with Tymoshenko (2008–2009)
Yushchenko again tried to dissolve the parliament on 9 October 2008 by announcing parliamentary elections to be held on 7 December. Yushchenko's decree was suspended and subsequently lapsed. Yushchenko in defense of his actions said, "I am deeply convinced that the democratic coalition was ruined by one thing alone—human ambition. The ambition of one person." Political groups including members of his own Our Ukraine party contested the election decree and politicians vowed to challenge it in the courts.Ukraine's president sets date for new election/ref> In December 2008, following a back room revolt from members of Our Ukraine-Peoples' Self Defense Party a revised coalition was formed between members of
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc
The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc ( uk, Блок Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukrayina-Narodna Samooborona'', NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) was an electoral alliance active in ...
(OU-PSD), the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko
The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of blocs ...
(BYuT), and the Lytvyn Bloc
The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors ...
(LB), increasing the size of the governing coalition by an additional 20 members. Yushchenko in responding to journalists questions claimed "The fact is that the so-called coalition was formed on basis of political corruption, this coalition will be able to work only if the Communist Party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
will join it. Speaking about such a type of coalition, it is even more shameful." Yushchenko also stated that Tymoshenko's desire to keep her job as Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
was the main motive for creating the coalition and that he wanted to expel the OU-PSD lawmakers who supported the creation of the coalition from the list of members of parliament.Yushchenko wants to expel lawmakers who supported coalitionUNIAN
The UNIAN or Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News ( uk, Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство Новин, УНІАН, translit=Ukrayins'ke Nezalezhne Informatsiyne Ahentstvo Novyn) is a ...
(17 December 2008)Yuschenko Advocates Expulsion Of Our Ukraine People's Union MPs That Support Coalition, Ukrainian News Agency (17 December 2008) Yushchenko claimed (19 March 2009) that his conflicts with Tymoshenko are not due to personal differences, but to the incompleteness of the constitutional reforms of 2004.Yuschenko describes his relations with Tymoshenko an internal affair
, Interfax-Ukraine (29 March 2009) On 23 July 2009, under the terms of Ukraine's
Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princ ...
the president cannot dismiss the parliament within six months from the expiration of his five-year term of authority, which ended on 23 January 2010.
2010 presidential election and later career
2010 presidential election
On 10 November 2009, Yushchenko was nominated for a second term as president
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* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, with the election to be held on 17 January 2010. In late November 2009, he stated he was going to leave politics after his possible second term.Panorama: Yushchenko will leave politics after second termKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(28 November 2009) During the campaign, Yushchenko claimed that his fellow candidates "Tymoshenko Tymoshenko ( uk, Тимошенко, translit=Tymošenko), Timoshenko (russian: Тимошенко), or Tsimashenka/Cimašenka ( be, Цімашэнка) is a surname of Ukrainians, Ukrainian origin. It derives from the Christian name Timothy (name), ...
and Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент Украї ...
are not ideologists who care about the fate of Ukraine and its interests. They are two political adventurers" and that Ukraine's independence and sovereignty were at the time more jeopardized than five to ten years earlier.Yushchenko: Ukraine's independence, sovereignty currently jeopardizedKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(21 November 2009)
The first round of the elections took place on 17 January 2010, and Yushchenko dropped to a distant fifth place with only 5.45% of the vote.TABLE-Ukraine's presidential election resultsKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(18 January 2010)Central Election Commission Candidate Results, CEC Ukraine (19 January 2010) His result became the worst result for any sitting president.Кому достанется трезубец
// Trud, 19 January 2010 Yushchenko stated that he wanted to continue to defend democracy in UkraineUpdate: Yushchenko does not plan to quit politics
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(20 January 2010) and that he wanted to return to the presidency.Yushchenko says he's quitting presidential post in order to return''
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
'', 22 January 2010
On 22 January 2010, as outgoing President of Ukraine
The president of Ukraine ( uk, Президент України, Prezydent Ukrainy) is the head of state of Ukraine. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, condu ...
, Yushchenko officially rehabilitated one of Ukraine's most controversial figures from the era of World War II, the ultranationalist leader Stepan Bandera
Stepan Andriyovych Bandera ( uk, Степа́н Андрі́йович Банде́ра, Stepán Andríyovych Bandéra, ; pl, Stepan Andrijowycz Bandera; 1 January 1909 – 15 October 1959) was a Ukrainian far-right leader of the radical, terr ...
, awarding him the title of Hero of Ukraine
Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as ...
. The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists even set up multinational assemblies of the occupied peoples of the Soviet Union in which more than 12 Soviet republics were represented, such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia and others. Yushchenko's decision immediately caused an uproar and was condemned by the European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
and Russian, Polish, and Jewish organizationsWiesenthal Center Blasts Ukrainian Honor For Nazi Collaborator,
Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is a Jewish human rights organization established in 1977 by Rabbi Marvin Hier. The center is known for Holocaust research and remembrance, hunting Nazi war criminals, combating anti-Semitism, tolerance educat ...
(28 January 2010)Ukraine: l'UEJF condamne la glorification d'un complice des nazisStudent Union of French Jews, (1 February 2010) and was declared illegal by the following Ukrainian government and a court decision in April 2010. In January 2011, the award was officially annulled.
, President.gov.ua. Retrieved 16 January 2011. In the second round of Ukraine's presidential election, Yushchenko did not support either of the candidates,
Victor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of Di ...
or Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Yushchenko not to support either candidate in runoff
EuropaRussia (19 January 2010) In the following days, he said that "Ukraine doesn’t have a decent choice" for his replacement. "Both candidates are alienated from national, European, and democratic values. I don’t see a principal difference between them." However, his low approval ratings may also be attributable to his tacit support for his former adversary Yanukovych between rounds one and two. Yushchenko removed the Kharkiv and Dniproptrovsk governors, who had expressed support for Tymoshenko and had refused to provide administrative resources for Yanukovych's campaign. Yushchenko didn't attend the inauguration ceremony of President Yanukovych.Half-empty chamber greets Ukraine's new president
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(23 January 2010)
Yushchenko attributed his low popularity ratings to his adherence to his principles.Yushchenko attributes his low popularity ratings to adherence to his principlesKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(28 November 2009) "Ukraine is a European democratic country", Yushchenko said at the polling station. "It is a free nation and free people."Ukraine. Farewell to the Orange RevolutionEuropaRussia (19 January 2010) In the following days, he said that "Ukraine doesn’t have a decent choice" for his replacement. "Both candidates are alienated from national, European, and democratic values. I don’t see a principal difference between them." However, his low approval ratings may also be attributable to his tacit support for his former adversary Yanukovych between rounds one and two. Yushchenko removed the Kharkiv and Dniproptrovsk governors, who had expressed support for Tymoshenko and had refused to provide administrative resources for Yanukovych's campaign. Yushchenko didn't attend the inauguration ceremony of President Yanukovych.Half-empty chamber greets Ukraine's new president
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(25 February 2010)
On 10 March 2010, Yushchenko indicated his future plans would largely depend on Yanukovych's performance.Yushchenko jumps back into political fray, visiting relatively friendly territory in LvivKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(11 March 2010) A day earlier, Yushchenko's former ally turned rival, Yulia Tymoshenko, took up the mantle as leader of the democratic opposition. But Yushchenko warned that her leadership would end in disaster, noting, " ery political force that united with Tymoshenko ended badly." On 31 May 2010 Yushchenko stated that Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Yushchenko told about his 'worst mistake'
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(31 May 2010)
Later career including 2012 parliamentary elections
On 18 April 2010, Yushchenko and his wife (along with President Yanukovych and former Prime Minister Tymoshenko) journeyed to Poland to attend the state funeral ofPresident
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
Lech Kaczyński
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Before his tenure as president, he pre ...
in Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
. Due to the widespread air disruptions in Europe due to the eruptions in Iceland, the Yushchenkos journeyed by car from Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
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.
Yushchenko testified against his former ally Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();her trial over a 2009 natural gas treaty she brokered with Russia; a trial he called "a normal judicial process".Ukraine Retreats to a Dark Past
Der Spiegel (18 October 2011) Yushchenko's view differed from that of the
BBC News (11 October 2011) Late September 2011 Yushchenko stated he intended to run for parliament on an Our Ukraine party ticket at the
Der Spiegel (18 October 2011) Yushchenko's view differed from that of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
's (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who said in a statement the Tymoshenko verdict showed justice was being applied "selectively in politically motivated prosecutions".Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko jailed over gas dealBBC News (11 October 2011) Late September 2011 Yushchenko stated he intended to run for parliament on an Our Ukraine party ticket at the
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election
The Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2012 took place on 28 October 2012."Наша Україна" хоче бути альтернативою усім учасникам виборів ''"Our Ukraine" wants to be an alternative to all election participants ''
BBC Ukrainian (31 July 2012) the party won 1.11% of the national votes and no
, Central Election Commission of Ukraine In February 2013 Yushchenko intended to be a candidate during the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election, next presidential election (at the time scheduled to be in 2015).
Europe 1 (5 March 2014)
Yushchenko himself did not stand as a candidate in these elections.Twenty-three candidates to run for Ukraine's presidency
Interfax-Ukraine (3 April 2014)
On 31 March 2009, in his address to the nation before Parliament, Yushchenko proposed sweeping government reform changes and an economic and social plan to ameliorate current economic conditions in Ukraine and apparently to respond to standing structural problems in Ukraine's political system.
The proposal, which Yushchenko called a 'next big step forward for fairness and prosperity in Ukraine' included the following proposals:, Viktor Yushchenko elections website
* Restore financial stability in the country by implementing the International Monetary Fund reforms and a balanced budget
* Abolish parliamentary immunity
* Fair pension system based on the number of years of work and salary received
* Pass a realistic state budget for 2009 that reduces inflation and stabilizes the
Spiegel Online (9 July 2009) According to Yushchenko, a good future for the country is impossible without national unity.Yuschenko says good future for Ukraine impossible without national unity, reconciliation
, Interfax-Ukraine (14 October 2009) Yushchenko also advocates the formation of a single Orthodox Church of Ukraine, thus unifying the current three branches of the Orthodox church in Ukraine (the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, the only one recognized by the world orthodox community, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Actions by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army have been praised by Yushchenko, and he has tried to give anti-
Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg (20 September 2009) During the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election#Electoral campaign, campaign for the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 Yushchenko said Russia's influence was again a factor in the upcoming election and warned of "interference" from Moscow in the distribution of Russian passports to residents of Crimea.Monday Morning: Yushchenko says NATO needed to safeguard independence
''UkrWeekly'' 14 May 2006 Yushchenko often emphasizes the important role of his religious convictions in his life and worldview. Yushchenko has been criticized for using many Surzhyk, words of Russian origin when speaking Ukrainian language, Ukrainian."Song in Surzhyk"
''Trud (Russian newspaper), Trud'' 27 June 2006 Корреспондент » Украина » Политика » Лидер социалистов рассказал Ющенко о "задрипаній козі у королівських покоях"
His main hobbies are Ukrainians, Ukrainian traditional culture (including folk art, art, Ceramics (art), ceramics, and archaeology), mountaineering, and beekeeping. He is keen on painting, collects antiques, folk artifacts, and Ukrainian national dress, and restores objects of Cucuteni culture, Trypillya culture. Each year he climbs Hoverla, Ukraine's highest mountain. After receiving a checkup in which doctors determined he was healthy despite the previous year's dioxin poisoning, he successfully climbed the mountain again on 16 July 2005. Although Yushchenko no longer works for the Ukrainian state, as a former president of Ukraine he continues to live in his state-owned dacha in Koncha-Zaspa.Ukrayinska Pravda exposes president's Mezhygirya deal
BBC Ukrainian (31 July 2012) the party won 1.11% of the national votes and no
constituencies
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and thus failed to win parliamentary representation.Proportional votes, Central Election Commission of Ukraine In February 2013 Yushchenko intended to be a candidate during the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election, next presidential election (at the time scheduled to be in 2015).
Euromaidan and 2014 election
In an interview with the French radio station Europe 1 in March 2014, Yushchenko stated that he supported the Euromaidan protests and opposed the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Russian invasion in Crimea, noting that in his view "Vladimir Putin, Putin dreams of reconstructing the Soviet Empire, Soviet empire under the name of Russia. He is so obsessed with this that he hasn't understood power balance." He further stated that "Crimea isn't Russian; rather it is Ukrainian". With regard to the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election, 2014 presidential election, Yushchenko indicated his support for Vitali Klitschko, and describedTymoshenko Tymoshenko ( uk, Тимошенко, translit=Tymošenko), Timoshenko (russian: Тимошенко), or Tsimashenka/Cimašenka ( be, Цімашэнка) is a surname of Ukrainians, Ukrainian origin. It derives from the Christian name Timothy (name), ...
as "the candidate of Russia, Moscow".Viktor Iouchtchenko: "Poutine veut une nouvelle URSS"Europe 1 (5 March 2014)
Yushchenko himself did not stand as a candidate in these elections.Twenty-three candidates to run for Ukraine's presidency
Interfax-Ukraine (3 April 2014)
Political positions
On 31 March 2009, in his address to the nation before Parliament, Yushchenko proposed sweeping government reform changes and an economic and social plan to ameliorate current economic conditions in Ukraine and apparently to respond to standing structural problems in Ukraine's political system.
The proposal, which Yushchenko called a 'next big step forward for fairness and prosperity in Ukraine' included the following proposals:, Viktor Yushchenko elections website
* Restore financial stability in the country by implementing the International Monetary Fund reforms and a balanced budget
* Abolish parliamentary immunity
* Fair pension system based on the number of years of work and salary received
* Pass a realistic state budget for 2009 that reduces inflation and stabilizes the hryvnia
The or ( ; uk, гривня , : ''hrn''; sign: ₴; code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996. The hryvnia is divided into 100 . It is named after a measure of weight used in medieval Kievan Rus'.
Name Etym ...
* Have the state assume responsibility for struggling banks
* Rejuvenate rural areas by eliminating state interference in agriculture production
* Promote Ukrainian products abroad to increase sales for Ukraine's producers
* European Union membership and increased trade while simultaneously improving relations and trade with Russia
* Allow voters to elect members of parliament from the areas where they live
* Open up party lists for both parliamentary and local elections
* Create bicameral parliament to bring stability to the legislative branch
* Reduce the number of members of parliament
Yushchenko also advocates Ukraine–NATO relations, NATO membership for UkraineYushchenko: Ukraine has every chances to be European Union memberKyiv Post
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(16 October 2009) and is against promoting Russian language in Ukraine#Russian language in Ukrainian politics, Russian as the second state language in Ukraine.'The Problems Began After the Orange Revolution'Spiegel Online (9 July 2009) According to Yushchenko, a good future for the country is impossible without national unity.Yuschenko says good future for Ukraine impossible without national unity, reconciliation
, Interfax-Ukraine (14 October 2009) Yushchenko also advocates the formation of a single Orthodox Church of Ukraine, thus unifying the current three branches of the Orthodox church in Ukraine (the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, the only one recognized by the world orthodox community, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church). Actions by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army have been praised by Yushchenko, and he has tried to give anti-
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Partisan (military), partisans who fought in World War II the status of war veterans.
According to Yushchenko the difficulties of Ukrainian-Russian relations, relations between Ukraine and Russia are because the countries follow different directions and have different system of values.Yushchenko: in case of victory of Yanukovych or Tymoshenko, all we to sing MurkaUNIAN
The UNIAN or Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News ( uk, Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство Новин, УНІАН, translit=Ukrayins'ke Nezalezhne Informatsiyne Ahentstvo Novyn) is a ...
(23 December 2009) Yushchenko thinks that "the Russia-Georgia war of August 2008 poses a threat that European leaders still haven’t addressed". He has called for a demarcation line, demarcation of borders between Russia and Ukraine, which has been delayed by Russia since Ukraine won independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.Yushchenko Warns Obama of Russia’s Post-Georgia Security ThreatBloomberg Television, Bloomberg (20 September 2009) During the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election#Electoral campaign, campaign for the Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 Yushchenko said Russia's influence was again a factor in the upcoming election and warned of "interference" from Moscow in the distribution of Russian passports to residents of Crimea.Monday Morning: Yushchenko says NATO needed to safeguard independence
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The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
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American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(28 September 2009) He stated (on 10 December 2009) "Russia is a friendly country and that it would be a great mistake for Ukraine to lose these relations or to slow down their development; I believe that there will appear politicians in Russia, who will respect the rights of all neighbors, including Ukraine".Yushchenko: Politicians respecting Ukraine's rights will appear in RussiaKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(10 December 2009)
Yushchenko's 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, 2010 presidential election program promised visa-free travel with EU, the withdrawal of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation by 2017 and "an active dialogue with all of Ukraine's neighbours based on the principles of equal rights, good neighbourly relations and mutual trust", but did not mention NATO membership.Yuschenko's election platform promises visa-free travel with EU, not mentioning NATO membershipKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(23 November 2009) Yushchenko also believed that the 2008–2009 Ukrainian financial crisis could be tackled with the help of reconstruction, including road reconstruction.Yuschenko: crisis could be tackled through reconstruction, including road reconstructionKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(21 November 2009) The program banned tax collection in advance, would return non-reimbursed VAT, create equal tax rules for everybody and stop government interference in certain enterprises and whole sectors of the economy.Presidential Secretariat: Yuschenko defends economic freedom in contrast to state monopolism of TymoshenkoKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(8 December 2009)
Yushchenko considers an open list of candidates for elections in Ukraine, parliamentary elections as one of the conditions for eradicating corruption.Yushchenko: Open list of candidates for parliamentary elections a condition for eradicating corruptionKyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(12 December 2009)
On 2 March 2022, Yushchenko described Russia after 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 as "the Moscow junta and the Russian fascist regime".
Family and personal life
In 1977, Yushchenko married Svitlana Ivanivna Kolesnyk, with whom he has two children and three grandchildren: * Vitalyna (b. 15 April 1980) currently married to Oleksiy Khakhlyov and has two children. ** Oleksiy Khakhlyov is a director of the Tar paper, Tar-paper Factory in Slavuta, Khmelnytskyi Oblast * Andriy (b. 1985) married Yelyzaveta Efrosinina (b. 1981) in 2009 and has a daughter In 1998, he married Kateryna Yushchenko, Kateryna Chumachenko, with whom he has three children. She is a Ukrainian-American born in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago who received a degree in Economics from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. She also studied at the Ukrainian Institute at Harvard University. Her resume includes working for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, the Bureau for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the United States Department of State, U.S. State Department, the Presidency of Ronald Reagan, Reagan White House, the U.S. Treasury Department, and the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, Joint Economic Committee of Congress. In Ukraine she first worked with the US-Ukraine Foundation, then as Country Director for KPMG Barents Group. She heads the Ukraine 3000 Foundation, which emphasizes promoting civil society, particularly charity and corporate responsibility. The Foundation implements programs in the areas of children's health, integrating the disabled, improving education, supporting culture and the arts, publishing books, and researching history, particularly the Holodomor. From 1995 to 2005, she worked closely with Pryately Ditey, an organization that helps Ukrainian orphans. Criticized by her husband's opponents for her US citizenship, Kateryna became a Ukrainian citizen in March 2005 and renounced her US citizenship, as required by Ukrainian law, in March 2007. During the 2004 election campaign, she was accused of exerting influence on behalf of the U.S. government on her husband's decisions, as an employee of the U.S. government or even a CIA agent. A Russian state television journalist had earlier accused her of leading a U.S. project to help Yushchenko seize power in Ukraine; in January 2002, she won a libel case against that journalist. Ukraine's then anti-Yushchenko TV channel Inter (TV channel), Inter repeated the allegations in 2001, but in January 2003 she won a libel case against that channel. A practicing member of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Ukrainian Orthodox Church,"UOC-MP threatens sanctions against President Yushchenko"''UkrWeekly'' 14 May 2006 Yushchenko often emphasizes the important role of his religious convictions in his life and worldview. Yushchenko has been criticized for using many Surzhyk, words of Russian origin when speaking Ukrainian language, Ukrainian."Song in Surzhyk"
''Trud (Russian newspaper), Trud'' 27 June 2006 Корреспондент » Украина » Политика » Лидер социалистов рассказал Ющенко о "задрипаній козі у королівських покоях"
His main hobbies are Ukrainians, Ukrainian traditional culture (including folk art, art, Ceramics (art), ceramics, and archaeology), mountaineering, and beekeeping. He is keen on painting, collects antiques, folk artifacts, and Ukrainian national dress, and restores objects of Cucuteni culture, Trypillya culture. Each year he climbs Hoverla, Ukraine's highest mountain. After receiving a checkup in which doctors determined he was healthy despite the previous year's dioxin poisoning, he successfully climbed the mountain again on 16 July 2005. Although Yushchenko no longer works for the Ukrainian state, as a former president of Ukraine he continues to live in his state-owned dacha in Koncha-Zaspa.Ukrayinska Pravda exposes president's Mezhygirya deal
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(6 May 2009)
Cultural and political image
As a politician, Yushchenko is widely perceived as a mixture of Western-oriented and Ukrainian nationalist. He advocates moving Ukraine in the direction of Europe and NATO, promoting free market reforms, preserving Ukraine's culture, rebuilding important historical monuments, and remembering Ukraine's history, including the Holodomor man-made famine of 1932–1933. His opponents (and allies) sometimes criticize him for indecision and secrecy, while advocates call the same attributes signs of Yushchenko's commitment to teamwork, consensus, and negotiation. He is also often accused of being unable to form a unified team free of inner quarrels. United States Ambassador to Ukraine John F. Tefft, described Yushchenko, in a document uncovered during the United States diplomatic cables leak, as discredited among the population because of his weakness of leadership, continuous conflicts withYulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();"US-Probleme in der Ukraine: Fatales Spiel mit falschen Freunden"
'' Der Spiegel'' (2 December 2010) Yushchenko's former Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko, while awaiting trial on corruption charges for which he was subsequently convicted, accused Yushchenko of betraying the Orange Revolution and bringing
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razom.org.ua
— Nasha Ukrayina website
— Official site of the parliament * — video file of Viktor Yushchenko speaking to the Ukrainian nation
Candidate Viktor Yushchenko wins first round of Ukraine election
(10 November 2004). ''Rule of Law Foundation''.
Viktor Yushchenko approval rating (2000–2009)
by Razumkov Centre
Viktor Yushchenko
''Freedom Collection'' interview News and articles
BBC News profile
(from the Times Online)
(''Ukrayinska Pravdas critical article on the agreement between Yushchenko and Yanukovych; September 2005) * , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Yushchenko, Viktor Viktor Yushchenko, 1954 births Living people Yushchenko family, Viktor People from Sumy Oblast Presidents of Ukraine Prime Ministers of Ukraine Governors of the National Bank of Ukraine Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) politicians Our Ukraine (political party) politicians Independent politicians in Ukraine Independent politicians of Our Ukraine Bloc People of the Orange Revolution Ukrainian accountants Ukrainian bankers Ukrainian democracy activists Ukrainian nationalists Eastern Orthodox Christians from Ukraine Members of Ukrainian Orthodox church bodies Candidates in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election Candidates in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine) Grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta Grand Crosses with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Recipients of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Georgia) Recipients of the Heydar Aliyev Order Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology Honorary members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova 20th-century Ukrainian economists 20th-century Ukrainian politicians 21st-century Ukrainian politicians
'' Der Spiegel'' (2 December 2010) Yushchenko's former Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko, while awaiting trial on corruption charges for which he was subsequently convicted, accused Yushchenko of betraying the Orange Revolution and bringing
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( uk, Віктор Федорович Янукович, ; ; born 9 July 1950) is a former politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 until he was removed from office in the Revolution of D ...
to power.
In December 2011, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin claimed that the organizers of the 2011 Russian protests were former (Russian) advisors to Yushchenko during his presidency and were transferring the Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution ( uk, Помаранчева революція, translit=Pomarancheva revoliutsiia) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate afterm ...
to Russia."Putin calls 'color revolutions' an instrument of destabilization"''
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
'' (15 December 2011)
Public opinion polls
In March 2009, Yushchenko's popularity plunged to just 22%."Russia's neighbours go their own way"by Bridget Kendall,
BBC News
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(21 August 2008) According to a poll carried out by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology between 29 January and 5 February 2009, nearly 70% of Ukrainian voters believed that Yushchenko should leave his post, whereas just over 30% believed he should stay. When asked if Yushchenko should be impeached, over 56% of those polled were in favor with 44% against."Poll says Ukraine's president should step down now"UNIAN
The UNIAN or Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News ( uk, Українське Незалежне Інформаційне Агентство Новин, УНІАН, translit=Ukrayins'ke Nezalezhne Informatsiyne Ahentstvo Novyn) is a ...
(17 February 2009)
According to a public opinion poll conducted by FOM-Ukraine in September/October 2009, 88.5% of those polled did not support the actions of Yushchenko as president, while 11.5% welcomed them."Poll: Ukrainians not supporting activities of president, premier"''
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
'' (12 October 2009) A Razumkov Center opinion poll conducted in October 2011 told that 80% of Ukrainians did not support his actions, while 20% of Ukrainians supported his actions; it was the highest negative rating of any Ukrainian politician.
Honours and awards
* Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Three Stars (Latvia, 2006) * Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great (Lithuania, 2006) * Knight Grand Cross of the Grand Order of King Tomislav ("For outstanding contribution to the promotion of friendship and development co-operation between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Ukraine." - 6 June 2007) * Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2009, Poland) * Order "For Merits" of Class III (1996, Ukraine) * The Liberty Medal (US Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA) (2005, USA) * Heydar Aliyev Order, Order of Heydar Aliyev (2008, Azerbaijan) * Order of the White Rose of Finland (2006) * Order of the Golden Fleece (Georgia), Order of the Golden Fleece (2009, Georgia) * St. George's Order of Victory (2009, Georgia) * Order of the White Eagle (Poland), Order of the White Eagle (2005, Poland) * Royal Order of the Seraphim (2008, Sweden) * Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2008, Hungary) * Quadriga (award), Quadriga (2006, Germany) * Presidential Order of Excellence (Georgia (country), Georgia, 2011) Yushchenko was named "Man of the Year 2004" by ''Wprost'' and included in the 2005 Time 100, an annual list of ''Time (magazine), Time'' 100 most influential people in the world. Honorary doctorates from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (1996), the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska (2000) and the Catholic University of Lublin (2009), and honorary membership in the Academy of Sciences of Moldova/ref>
See also
* 2008 Ukrainian political crisis * List of poisonings * National Museum "Memorial to Holodomor victims" * Politics of Ukraine * Ukrainization * Yushchenko PlanReferences
External links
* Web sites and pagesrazom.org.ua
— Nasha Ukrayina website
— Official site of the parliament * — video file of Viktor Yushchenko speaking to the Ukrainian nation
Candidate Viktor Yushchenko wins first round of Ukraine election
(10 November 2004). ''Rule of Law Foundation''.
Viktor Yushchenko approval rating (2000–2009)
by Razumkov Centre
Viktor Yushchenko
''Freedom Collection'' interview News and articles
BBC News profile
(from the Times Online)
(''Ukrayinska Pravdas critical article on the agreement between Yushchenko and Yanukovych; September 2005) * , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Yushchenko, Viktor Viktor Yushchenko, 1954 births Living people Yushchenko family, Viktor People from Sumy Oblast Presidents of Ukraine Prime Ministers of Ukraine Governors of the National Bank of Ukraine Fourth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union) politicians Our Ukraine (political party) politicians Independent politicians in Ukraine Independent politicians of Our Ukraine Bloc People of the Orange Revolution Ukrainian accountants Ukrainian bankers Ukrainian democracy activists Ukrainian nationalists Eastern Orthodox Christians from Ukraine Members of Ukrainian Orthodox church bodies Candidates in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election Candidates in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine) Grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta Grand Crosses with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Recipients of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Georgia) Recipients of the Heydar Aliyev Order Recipients of St. George's Order of Victory Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence Laureates of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology Honorary members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova 20th-century Ukrainian economists 20th-century Ukrainian politicians 21st-century Ukrainian politicians