Volt Ukraine (, abbreviated Volt) is a
social-liberal
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political party
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in
Ukraine
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. It is the Ukrainian branch of
Volt Europa
Volt Europa (known mononymously as Volt) is a transnational pro-European and Federalisation of the European Union, federalist European political alliances, European political movement. It operates as a Pan-European identity, pan-European umbrell ...
, a political movement that operates on a European level.
History
Volt Ukraine was founded in June 2022 by Mykhaylo Pobigay, who also initially served as chairman. In a post on the
Volt Germany website, Pobigay said:
In September 2023, Pobigay spoke at the Volt Netherlands Congress in
The Hague
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.
In January 2024, Pobigay stepped down from leadership in Volt Ukraine and was succeeded by Anastasiia Vozovych and Erik Kooijmans as interim co-leaders.
Organization
As of October 2024, Volt Ukraine is led by an interim team.
See also
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List of pro-European political parties
References
{{Volt Europa
Political parties in Ukraine
Social liberal parties
Progressive parties
Political parties established in 2022
Pro-European political parties in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...