Opposition Bloc
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Opposition Bloc is a Ukrainian political party formed by former members of the disbanded Party of Regions, generally associated with pro-Russian and eastern Ukrainian interests.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opposition Bloc canonical | 3 |
| Opposition Bloc faction in the Verkhovna Rada | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ukrainian political party
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political party ⓘ |
| associatedWith | oligarchic business interests in eastern Ukraine ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| electoralStrategy | positioned itself as the main force representing eastern and southern Ukraine after Euromaidan ⓘ |
| electoralSupportGroup |
Russian-speaking Ukrainians
ⓘ
older voters in eastern and southern Ukraine ⓘ residents of industrial regions in eastern Ukraine ⓘ |
| formedBy | former members of the Party of Regions ⓘ |
| hasSupportBaseIn |
eastern Ukraine
ⓘ
Southern Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
southern Ukraine
|
| historicalContext | emerged after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution (Euromaidan) ⓘ |
| ideology |
Russophilia
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pro-Russian politics ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| languagePolicyPosition | support for wider use of Russian language in Ukraine ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ukrainian nationalist parties
ⓘ
pro‑Western Ukrainian parties ⓘ |
| opposes | strong Ukrainian nationalist policies ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Party of Regions ⓘ |
| parliamentaryActivity | participated in elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Opposition Bloc
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Opposition Bloc faction in the Verkhovna Rada
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| parliamentaryRole | acted as an opposition force to post‑Euromaidan governments in Ukraine ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-right
ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalTradition | successor to the political tradition of the Party of Regions ⓘ |
| precededBy | Party of Regions ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
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Donetsk Oblast ⓘ Luhansk Oblast ⓘ Odesa Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaporizhzhia Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | eastern Ukrainian interests ⓘ |
| stanceOnEU | more skeptical of European integration than pro‑Western parties ⓘ |
| stanceOnNATO | opposes Ukraine’s NATO membership ⓘ |
| stanceOnRussia | advocates closer relations with Russia ⓘ |
| supports |
greater regional autonomy for eastern regions of Ukraine
ⓘ
maintenance of economic ties with Russia ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Opposition Bloc faction in the Verkhovna Rada