Serhiy Lyovochkin
Serhiy Lyovochkin (sometimes as Levochkin) is a Ukrainian politician, former head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine for Viktor Yanukovych,[1] and a close businness associate of Dmytro Vasylovych Firtash.[2][3]
In the 2007 Ukrainian parliamentary election Lyovochkin was elected into the Ukrainian parliament for Party of Regions.[4][lower-alpha 1] In the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election he had failed to do so for Lytvyn Bloc (Lytvyn Bloc had won no seats).[4]
On February 1, 2013, Lyovochkin and Dymitri Fyrtash, a Ukrainian natural gas magnate,[lower-alpha 2] purchased Ukraine's Inter Media Group which owns the Ukraine News and Inter television network, one of the most watched television channels in Ukraine.[3]
In 2014 after the revolutionary events of Euromaidan and to replace of the Progressive Democratic Party, he created a new party, the Party of Development of Ukraine which has the same abbreviation in the Ukrainian language as the Party of Regions of Ukraine.
In September 2014, Paul Manafort traveled to Ukraine and supported Lyovochkin by bringing former Yanukovych loyalists and some Communists into Lyovochkin's new pro-Russia bloc opposing Ukraine’s struggling pro-Western government.[5] On 15 September 15, 2014, following Manafort's advice, Lyovochkin's Party of Development of Ukraine united with 5 other parties that did not endorse Euromaidan to form the Opposition Bloc.[6][7]
Lyovochkin stated in October 2014 that Crimea was annexed by Russia in March 2014 because Russian President Vladimir "Putin was betrayed by our irresponsible leaders too many times, until he stopped taking Ukraine seriously".[8]
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election on October 26, Lyovochkin was re-elected into parliament placed 12th on the electoral list of Opposition Bloc.[9][10]
Notes
- ↑ Through Rinat Akhmetov and following the Orange Revolution, Paul Manafort began advising pro-Russia Victor Yanukovych in Yanukovych's quest to defeat his pro-Western rival Viktor A. Yushchenko.[5]
- ↑ As a middleman for the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, Fyrtash funneled money into the campaigns of pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine.[5]
References
- ↑ Long-Time Yanukovych Loyalist Named Presidential Chief of Staff. RIA Novosti. 24 January 2014
- ↑ Serhiy Lyovochkin: 'Conflicts of interest are everywhere', Kyiv Post (July 9, 2010)
Lyovochkin resigns over draconian anti-democratic laws; others expected to quit soon, Kyiv Post (Jan. 17, 2014) - 1 2 Herszenhorn, David M. (March 13, 2016). "At Request of U.S., Austria Arrests Ukrainian Businessman". New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- 1 2 (Russian)/(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
- 1 2 3 Myers, Steven Lee; Kramer, Andrew (July 31, 2016). "How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ↑ Opposition Bloc chooses top ten candidates for parliamentary elections, Interfax Ukraine (23 September 2014)
Allies of Yanukovych trying for parliament, Kyiv Post (21 September 2014)
Party Of Regions Will Not Contest Snap Parliamentary Elections Independently, Ukrainian News Agency (14 September 2014) - ↑ Opposition Bloc boosts rating by distancing itself from Yanukovych era, Kyiv Post (Oct. 24, 2014)
Development party of Ukraine, 'Ukraine - Forward!' and four more political forces team up in Opposition Bloc, Kyiv Post (Sept. 15, 2014)
Ukraine’s Elections: The Battle of the Billionaires, The Daily Beast (10.25.14)
(Ukrainian) Non-Maidan parties united into the Opposition Bloc. Radio Liberty. 14 September 2014 - ↑ Ukraine’s Elections: The Battle of the Billionaires, The Daily Beast (10.25.14)
- ↑ Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament, Ukrinform (8 November 2014)
People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014)
Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC, Interfax-Ukraine (8 November 2014) - ↑ Opposition Bloc boosts rating by distancing itself from Yanukovych era, Kyiv Post (Oct. 24, 2014)
External links
- At Request of U.S., Austria Arrests Ukrainian Businessman. NYTimes. 13 March 2014
- Long-Time Yanukovych Loyalist Named Presidential Chief of Staff. RIA Novosti. 24 January 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Vira Ulyanchenko |
Head of the Presidential Administration 2010–2014 |
Succeeded by Andriy Klyuyev |