Opposition Platform – For Life

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Opposition Platform – For Life was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that emerged after the Euromaidan revolution and became one of the main opposition forces before being banned following Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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instanceOf political party
pro-Russian political party
advocated closer ties with Russia
opposition to NATO integration
opposition to some post-Euromaidan policies
associatedWith Opposition Bloc politicians
Serhiy Lyovochkin
Vadym Rabinovych
Viktor Medvedchuk
bannedIn Ukraine
banReason links to Russia during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
becameOneOf main opposition forces in Ukraine
coChairman Viktor Medvedchuk
Yuriy Boyko
conflictStance favored negotiated settlement with Russia over Donbas conflict
consideredSuccessorOf Party of Regions’ pro-Russian electorate
country Ukraine
dissolved 2022
electoralBase Russian-speaking population in Ukraine
electoralSuccess won significant share of vote in 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
emergedAfter 2014 Ukrainian revolution
Euromaidan
founded 2018
headquartersLocation Kyiv
ideology Russophilia
populism
social conservatism
leader Yuriy Boyko
legalStatusChange activities suspended by National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in 2022
banned by Ukrainian courts in 2022
mediaSupport backed by pro-Russian Ukrainian TV channels
operatedDuring post-Euromaidan period in Ukraine
opposed President Petro Poroshenko’s policies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s policies
originatedFrom For Life (political project)
Opposition Bloc
parliamentaryFaction Opposition Platform – For Life self-linksurface differs
surface form: Opposition Platform – For Life faction in Verkhovna Rada
parliamentaryStatus opposition party
politicalPosition centre-left
left-wing
pro-Russian
programIncluded federalization or decentralization of Ukraine
neutral status of Ukraine
promotion of Russian language rights in Ukraine
statusAfter2022Invasion outlawed and ceased political activity in Ukraine
successorInParliament Platform for Life and Peace parliamentary group
supportedBy parts of the electorate in eastern Ukraine
parts of the electorate in southern Ukraine
wasInParliament Verkhovna Rada

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Party of Regions successor Opposition Platform – For Life
Opposition Platform – For Life parliamentaryFaction Opposition Platform – For Life self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Opposition Platform – For Life faction in Verkhovna Rada
Serhiy Lyovochkin memberOf Opposition Platform – For Life