For the Future (political party)

For the Future (Ukrainian: За Майбутнє) is a political party in Ukraine. The party was originally registered in July 2008 as Ukraine of the Future (Ukrainian: Україна Майбутнього).[1] During the 2010 local elections, the party only took part in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but it participates nationwide since the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[3][4]

For the Future

За Майбутнє
Founded16 December 2007 (2007-12-16)
Registered18 July 2008
HeadquartersKiev[1]
IdeologyUkrainian nationalism
Economic nationalism[2]
Political positionEconomic:
Centre-left
Civic:
Centre-right to right-wing
Verkhovna Rada
23 / 450
Website
zamajbutne.com.ua

In October 2019 the party was renamed "For the Future".[5] The party was renamed and taken over by the parliamentary group "For the Future", with 23 initial members, that was established in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) on 29 August 2019 following the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[5]

History

Ukraine of the Future
Logo of "Ukraine of the Future"

The party was created in December 2007. In 2012 Ukraine of the Future became member of the Liberal International, although at some point in the mid- to late-2010s it was delisted.

During the 2010 Ukrainian local elections the party won 4 representatives in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council (regional parliament) and 4 seats in the city council of Dnipropetrovsk.[6] In the simultaneously held elected for Dnipropetrovsk Mayor the parties candidate, Sviatoslav Oliynyk, finished second with 16.1%.[7] (He lost this election to Ivan Kulichenko of Party of Regions who scored 40,1%.[7]) Oliynyk is a former BYuT lawmaker.[1][3]

In the 2012 parliamentary elections the party did not spend anything on campaigning and but still managed to take the 15th place among the 21 parties who participated on the nationwide list with 0.18% of the votes.[8] But since their win was far below the 5% election threshold[9] and they won no constituencies (party had competed in 17 constituencies[10]) they thus failed to win parliamentary representation.[11][12] Oliynyk headed the party list of the party during these elections.[13]

"Ukraine of the Future" election results in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

The party did participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and again did not win seats.[4] The party did not participate in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections.[5]

The party did not participate in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[5]

For the Future
The party's first logo following its name change

Following the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election a parliamentary group "For the Future", with initial 23 members, was established in the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) on 29 August 2019.[5] In May 2020 deputies from this group announced the creation of a party of the same name.[5] This "new party" is legally a continuation of "Ukraine of the Future" that was renamed in October 2019 "For the Future".[5] In May 2020 lawmaker Ihor Palytsia was elected chairman of the party.[5] According to Palytsia the party is de-facto a continuation of UKROP following its transformation.[5] The party intends to take part in the October 2020 Ukrainian local elections.[5] On 30 July 2020 Cherkasy mayor Anatoliy Bondarenko joined the party.[14]

References
  1. (in Ukrainian) Політична партія „Україна Майбутнього”, Database DATA
  2. "Яке аграрне майбутнє може бути з партією «За майбутнє»?". AgroPolit (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. Political Deuces, The Ukrainian Week (June 5, 2012)
  4. Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
  5. (in Ukrainian) Is Kolomoisky's party "For the Future" a new political project?, Civil movement "Chesno" (6 July 2020)
  6. (in Ukrainian) Results of the elections, preliminary data, on interactive maps by Ukrayinska Pravda (November 8, 2010)
  7. (in Russian) Dnepropetrovsk: Kulichenko leader and the Party of Regions, Новостей.COM (2010-10-31)
  8. Media:Parties report to CEC on election costs, Kyiv Post (15 November 2012)
  9. Parliament passes law on parliamentary elections, Kyiv Post (17 November 2011)
  10. (in Ukrainian) Candidates, RBC Ukraine
  11. (in Ukrainian) Proportional votes Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine & Constituency seats Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
  12. Party of Regions gets 185 seats in Ukrainian parliament, Batkivschyna 101 - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2012)
  13. (in Ukrainian) Олійник Святослав Васильович, Civil movement "Chesno"
  14. (in Ukrainian) Mary loves silence. On the political potential of "mayors", The Ukrainian Week (11 August 2020)
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