Peace to Luhanshchyna ( uk, Спокій Луганщині, Spokiy Luhanshchyni, russian: Мир Луганщине, Mir Luganshchine, Peace to Luhansk region) is the largest political party in the self-proclaimed
Luhansk People's Republic
The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...
, with more than 104,000 people in its ranks.
The party's president is
Leonid Pasechnik, the current
Head of the Luhansk People's Republic. Before its
annexation, the party wanted an independent Luhansk People's Republic with close diplomatic ties to
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
.
The party won the
2014 Luhansk general election with 69.42% of the vote and 35 seats.
Electoral results
Head
People's Council
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2014 establishments in Ukraine
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Banned political parties in Ukraine
Banned secessionist parties
Eurosceptic parties in Ukraine
Political parties established in 2014
Political parties in the Luhansk People's Republic
Russian nationalism in Ukraine
Russian political parties in Ukraine
Secessionist organizations in Europe
Separatism in Ukraine
Anti-Americanism
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