Party of Regions
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The Party of Regions was a prominent pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that dominated national politics in the 2000s and early 2010s, particularly under President Viktor Yanukovych.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political organization
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political party → |
| accusations |
authoritarian tendencies
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corruption → electoral fraud → |
| associatedWith |
Donbas political elite
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Ukrainian oligarchs → |
| country |
Ukraine
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| declineCause |
Euromaidan protests
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ouster of Viktor Yanukovych in 2014 → |
| electoralBase |
industrial workers in eastern Ukraine
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pensioners in eastern and southern Ukraine → regional elites in Donbas → |
| ideology |
Russophilia
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economic interventionism → pro-Russian → statism → |
| languageConstituency |
Russian-speaking Ukrainians
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| notableEventInHistory |
dominance in Ukrainian politics in late 2000s
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loss of power after 2014 Ukrainian revolution → |
| notableLeader |
Borys Kolesnikov
NERFINISHED
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Mykola Azarov → Rinat Akhmetov → Viktor Yanukovych → |
| notableMember |
Andriy Klyuyev
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Oleksandr Yefremov → Serhiy Lyovochkin → |
| opposedBy |
Euromaidan movement
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Orange Revolution movement → |
| orientation |
oligarch-backed
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pro-business → |
| parliamentaryDominance |
2000s
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early 2010s → |
| parliamentaryFactionDisbanded |
2014
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| politicalPosition |
centre-right
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conservative → |
| positionOnEU |
ambivalent toward EU integration
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| positionOnNATO |
opposed NATO integration
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| positionOnRussia |
favored closer ties with Russia
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| region |
Eastern Ukraine
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Southern Ukraine → |
| role |
ruling party of Ukraine
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| statusAfter2014 |
de facto dissolved
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| stronghold |
Crimea
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Donetsk Oblast → Luhansk Oblast → |
| successor |
Opposition Bloc
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Opposition Platform – For Life → |
| supportedPresident |
Viktor Yanukovych
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| timeAsRulingParty |
2010–2014
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Honcharuk Government
("Opposition Platform – For Life")
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hasOppositionParties |
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Petro Poroshenko
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previousPoliticalAffiliation |