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For the Future ( uk, За майбутнє, Za maibutnie, ZM) is a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
directly supported by the oligarch
Ihor Kolomoyskyi Ihor Valeriyovych Kolomoyskyi ( uk, Ігор Валерійович Коломойський, translit=Ihor Valereriyovych Kolomoyskyi; he, איגור קולומויסקי; born 13 February 1963) is a Ukrainian-born billionaire, business magnat ...
. The party was originally registered in July 2008 as Ukraine of the Future ( uk, Україна Майбутнього, Ukraina Maybutnoho).Політична партія „Україна Майбутнього”
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During the 2010 local elections, the party only took part in
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukra ...
, but it participates nationwide since the
2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election The Ukrainian parliamentary election of 2012 took place on 28 October 2012.Political Deuces
The Ukrainian Week ''The Ukrainian Week'' ( uk, Український Тиждень, translit=Ukrainskyi Tyzhden) is an illustrated weekly magazine covering politics, economics and the arts and aimed at the socially engaged Ukrainian-language reader. It provides ...
(June 5, 2012)
In October 2019 the party was renamed "For the Future".Is Kolomoisky's party "For the Future" a new political project?
Civil movement "Chesno" Chesno ( uk, Чесно, lit=honestly, fairly) is a Ukrainian public campaign that emerged late 2011 to advance a fair election process. It is widely known for its critical analysis and evaluation of politicians and the Verkhovna Rada (parliame ...
(6 July 2020)
The party was renamed and taken over by the
parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliamenta ...
"For the Future", with 23 initial members, that was established in the
Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
(Ukraine's parliament) on 29 August 2019 following the July
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolved parliament on 21 Ma ...
.


History


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 2010 Ukrainian local elections took place on 31 October 2010,Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukra ...
Council (regional parliament) and 4 seats in the city council of Dnipropetrovsk. In the simultaneously held elected for Dnipro Mayor the parties candidate, Sviatoslav Oliynyk, finished second with 16.1%. (He lost this election to
Ivan Kulichenko Ivan Ivanovych Kulichenko ( uk, Іван Іванович Куліченко; born on 7 July 1955, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian politician who was from 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2014 until 2014 Ukrainian parliam ...
of
Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
who scored 40,1%.Dnepropetrovsk: Kulichenko leader and the Party of Regions
Новостей.COM (2010-10-31)
) Oliynyk is a former
BYuT The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
lawmaker. 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.Media:Parties report to CEC on election costs
Kyiv Post The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden. History American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(15 November 2012)
But since their win was far below the 5% election thresholdParliament passes law on parliamentary elections
Kyiv Post The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden. History American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(17 November 2011)
and they won no
constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
(party had competed in 17 constituencies) they thus failed to win parliamentary representation.Proportional votes


, Central Election Commission of Ukraine
Oliynyk headed the party list of the party during these elections. The party did participate in the
2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014. Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.Alphabetical Index of parties in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Central Election Commission of Ukraine
The party did not participate in the 2015 Ukrainian local elections. The party did not participate in the July
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolved parliament on 21 Ma ...
.


For the Future

Following the
2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Snap elections to the Ukrainian parliament were held on 21 July 2019. Originally scheduled to be held at the end of October, these elections were brought forward after newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dissolved parliament on 21 Ma ...
a
parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliamenta ...
"For the Future", with initial 23 members, was established in the
Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
(Ukraine's parliament) on 29 August 2019. In May 2020 deputies from this group announced the creation of a party of the same name. This "new party" is legally a continuation of "Ukraine of the Future" that was renamed in October 2019 "For the Future". In May 2020 lawmaker
Ihor Palytsia Ihor Petrovych Palytsia ( uk, Ігор Петрович Палиця) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician. From May 2014 until May 2015 he worked as Governor of Odesa Oblast. According to Palytsia the party is de facto a continuation of
UKROP UKROP ( uk, УКРОП, lit=dill in Russian), short for the Ukrainian Association of Patriots ( uk, Українське об'єднання патріотів, Ukrainske ob'ednannya patriotiv), was a political party in Ukraine. The party announced in the summer of 2020 it intended to take part in the October 2020 Ukrainian local elections. On 30 July 2020
Cherkasy Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the capital of Cherkasy Oblast ( province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (district) within the oblast. The city has a population of C ...
mayor Anatoliy Bondarenko joined the party. According to an analysis by Ukrainian
NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
by September 2020 Ihor Kolomoisky's 1+1 media group was actively promoting For the Future.Zelensky's team does not have completely loyal media and systematic PR - monitoring
Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukrai ...
(25 September 2020)
In the 2020 Ukrainian local elections For the Future managed to win several mayoral wins and won seats on many local councils.Winners and losers of Ukraine's local elections
Atlantic Council (2 November 2020)
However compared with the large money it had invested in the election campaign its result was underwhelming. (Cherkasy mayor Bondarenko was reelected.) 3,773 people won seats in local councils on behalf of the party, that is about 11.42% of the available seats.The CEC showed the top 10 parties that won the most seats in the election
Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukrai ...
(18 November 2020)
On 8 October 2021, one of the party's MPs
Anton Polyakov Anton Polyakov ( uk, Антон Едуардович Поляков; 11 November 1987 – 8 October 2021) was a Ukrainian politician. A member of the party Servant of the People (political party), Servant of the People (until December 2019), he s ...
died.


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Official website
{{Authority control Liberal parties in Ukraine Political parties established in 2008 2008 establishments in Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian politicians