Oleksandr Maksymovych Sych (; born 16 July 1964) is a Ukrainian politician. He is a member of the

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party. On 27 February 2014 he became one of two "Vice Prime Ministers" to the

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following the

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. On 12 November 2014, Sych and his fellow two Svoboda ministers in the Yatsenyuk Government resigned and became acting ministers until a new government was formed.Svoboda party members in Ukrainian government resign – Deputy Premier Sych

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(12 November 2014)

Biography

In 1986, Sych graduated from the

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as a history teacher and in 1999 as a lawyer. Sych is a candidate of historic sciences (2009) and a

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of the

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. In 1993 to 1999, he was a member of the far-right

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. He was elected to the

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during the

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as a member of the

VO Svoboda The All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" (), commonly known as V.O. Svoboda or simply Svoboda, political party in Ukraine. It has been led by Oleh Tyahnybok since 2004. Its predecessor, the Social-National Party of Ukraine (SNPU) formed and official ...

party. Sych is a member of

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Euromaidan and post-Ukrainian revolution

Following

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and the removal of former Ukrainian president

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, Sych was appointed to the position of Vice Prime Minister in the new Ukrainian government. He and other Svoboda cabinet ministers resigned on 12 November 2014, due to the results of the early parliamentary elections. In October 2015, the

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police conducted a house search of Sych's apartment.

Political views

Sych holds right-wing,

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views, which he maintains are distinct from fascism and Nazism. In April 2013, three Svoboda officials, including Sych registered a bill that would ban abortions in Ukraine with the only exceptions being if the pregnancy threatened a woman's life, if the pregnancy occurred through rape or if the fetus developed defects in its pathology. One of the major reasons behind the bill appears to be the demographics of Ukraine. Sych publicly stated that women should "lead the kind of lifestyle to avoid the risk of

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, including refraining from drinking alcohol and being in controversial company", comments which, according to ''The Guardian'', attracted criticism from women's and human rights organisations. Sych considers Ukrainian nationalism to be threatened by "the Communist Russian regime and liberal Europe".

Personal life

Sych is married, and has a son and a daughter.

References

External links

Personal website
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