Reforms for the Future ( uk, Реформи заради майбутнього) was a

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deputy group turned faction in its national parliament

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created on February 16, 2011.Individual deputies create Reforms for the Sake of Future group in parliament

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(February 16, 2011) Deputy Ihor Rybakov (earlier elected on the election list of 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 ...

), is the group's faction leader. The faction supported the Azarov Government. All members of the group had individually already entered into the parliamentary coalition which supported this government. At its peak the group contained 21 deputies (in January 2012).Група "Реформи заради майбутнього" у Верховній Раді України

Plenary meetings on January 10, 2012

(10 January 2012) In the parliament elected on 28 October 2012 that started its tasks on 15 December 2012 the faction was not re-created.Parliament of sixth convocation ends its work

(6 December 2012)You Scratch My Back, and I’ll Scratch Yours

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(26 September 2012)
Voting for the Verkhovna Rada regulations amendment
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Політичний цирк: кнопкодави попалися на своїх звичках (Political circus: the "button-pushers" got caught on its habits)

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History

Reforms for the Future started as a new deputy group in the

(Ukraine's parliament) on August 31, 2010. The Reforms for the Future deputy group stated in September 2010 that it intended to seek the rights of a parliamentary faction.Завтра в Раді може з'явитися нова фракція

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(February 15, 2011) After the cancellation of the ''

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'' on October 1, 2010 it became possible for 15 or more deputies to form a parliamentary faction (a lawmaker can join only one faction; the chairman and his two assistants cannot head factions of deputies).Rada Approves Cancellation Of Rule That Bans Deputies From Switching Factions
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(October 8, 2010)Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine

(October 5, 2010)Rada amends regulations of its activities

(October 8, 2010) At that time, the deputy group consisted of 17 deputies expelled from the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc–Batkivschyna faction (BYuT) and two deputies from the

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 ...

faction. MP Ivan Pliusch (at the time an independent MP) joined the group on February 15, 2011.

Taras Chornovil Taras Vyacheslavovych Chornovil ( uk, Тарас В'ячеславович Чорновіл; born on June 1, 1964 in Lviv) is a Ukrainian politician and is a former deputy in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament)."Реформи заради майбутнього" підтримають Януковича у всьому, але мову не здадуть
NEWSru.ua (February 19, 2011) Setting up a faction without a party is not uncommon in Ukraine's parliamentary history. Several influential parties have been founded after they had already founded a faction in the Verkhovna Rada, examples of this are 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 Uk ...

All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" The All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Батьківщина", translit=Vseukrains'ke obiednannia "Bat'kivshchyna") referred to as Batkivshchyna (), is a political party in Ukraine led by Peo ...

and

Labour Ukraine Labour Ukraine ( uk, Трудова Україна ''Trudova Ukrajina'')
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.Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough
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and Michael A. McFaul,

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, 2006, Rumours that the group was formed by businessmen who allegedly "fled" from BYuT "for fear of political persecution" have been denied by the group. Early 2012

Bloc 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 bloc ...

deputy

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was briefly a member of the group; he claimed to investigate

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. He stated after rejoining the Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko early February 2012 that "They offer $500,000 for a transfer o the parliamentary group and then they pay a monthly salary of $20,000-25,000". In contrast, according to the deputy leader of the Reforms for Future group, Volodymyr Kapliyenko, Zabzalyuk had claimed he was "suffering a very serious disease" and the group had raised some $100,000 for Zabzalyuk to undergo surgery in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

.Turchynov: Batkivschyna knew why Zabzaliuk left faction

(8 February 2012) The day after these allegations were made (9 February 2012) Chornovil left the faction.Chornovil leaves Reforms for Future group

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(9 February 2012) BYuT deputies claimed mid-February 2012 they had transferred the bribes Zabzalyuk had received to the Okhmatdyt National Children's Hospital.Batkivschyna transfers Hr 3.6 million to Okhmatdyt National Children's Hospital

(17 February 2012) In the parliament elected on 28 October 2012 that started its tasks on 15 December 2012 the faction was not re-created.Yefremov: Regions Party faction already has 223 members

(28 November 2012 2012)
A difficult victory for the Party of Regions

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(31 October 2012) But certain former members were re-elected to parliament.Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради

(11 November 2012)

Issue stances

The group supported land reform, pension reform and raising of the retirement age. The group stated it basically supports all reforms initiated by

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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 Di ...

"but with corrections".

References

External links

Official website of faction leader Ihor Rybakov
{{Ukrainian political parties Politics of Ukraine Parliamentary groups in Ukraine 2011 establishments in Ukraine 2012 disestablishments in Ukraine Party of Regions Party switching