Volodymyr Parasyuk

Volodymyr Zinoviyovych Parasyuk (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Зіно́війович Парасю́к, born July 9, 1987 in Maidan village, Zhovkva Raion)[3] is a Ukrainian public figure.

Volodymyr Parasyuk
Володимир Парасюк
Parasiuk in February 2014
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
27 November 2014[1] – 29 August 2019[2]
Personal details
Born (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987
Maidan, Zhovkva Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
NationalityUkrainian

Biography

Parasyuk took part in the Euromaidan protests, where he was a sotnik (commander) of a group of defenders of the Maidan (a sotnia). He became famous for his Euromaidan speech on February 21, 2014, in which he rejected the terms of an agreement between opposition leaders and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. In his speech, Parasiuk delivered an ultimatum, demanding Yanukovych's resignation and vowing his group would storm Yanukovych's Mezhyhirya residence at 10 a.m. the next day without it. The next morning, Yanukovych left the country.[4]

Later, Parasyuk fought in the war in Donbass as a member of the Dnipro Battalion,[3][5][6][7] where he was taken prisoner by Russian forces during the battle of Ilovaisk and illegally moved to Rostov on Don. He was later released with other Ukrainian prisoners of war.

He studied in the Faculty of Electronics at Lviv University, specializing in physical and biomedical electronics, but did not graduate from the program. He later studied banking, and in 2016, he graduated from Lviv University with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Parasyuk was a member of the Student Brotherhood of Lviv University and the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists. He was elected to the Verkhovna Rada during the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[8] As an independent candidate, Parasyuk won a parliamentary seat by winning the electoral district of Yavoriv with 56.56% of the votes.[9][3][10] In parliament, he joined the inter-factional group Ukrainian Association of Patriots.[11]

The Central Election Commission of Ukraine refused Parasyuk to register as a candidate for the snap 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election because the required deposit was made by an "inappropriate person".[12] This error could not be corrected because Parasyuk submitted his documents for registration on the last day it was possible.[12]

References
  1. CEC registers 357 newly elected deputies of 422 Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine, National Radio Company of Ukraine (25 November 2014)
    Parliament to form leadership and coalition on November 27, UNIAN (26 November 2014)
  2. https://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2019/11/19/7232357/
  3. "Одномандатный избирательный округ № 122" [Candidates and winner for the seat in constituency 122 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election] (in Ukrainian). RBK Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  4. Parasyuk to run for parliament
  5. Balmforth, Richard (25 February 2014). "In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev". Reuters.
  6. Rupert, James (14 March 2014). "Beyond the Crisis, Hope for Ukraine". Atlantic Council.
  7. "Frontline politics: Ukraine fighters run for parliament". Agence France-Presse. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  8. "Парасюк Володимир Зіновійович" [Volodymyr Zinoviyovych Parasiuk] (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  9. Election of Verkhovna Rada 2014 District 122 Lvivska oblast, URK.VOTE
  10. Bateson, Ian (5 December 2014). "Video of first brawl in Verkhovna Rada becomes a YouTube hit". Kyiv Post.
  11. Justice Ministry registered the party Kolomoisky, Korrespondent.net (18 June 2015)
  12. https://m.glavcom.ua/country/politics/parasyuka-ne-zarejestruvala-kandidatom-v-deputati-iz-za-zastavi-vid-nenalezhnoji-osobi-604341.html

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