Former Party of Regions member Shanin is running for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council on the BPP list.

Gennady Shanin

Gennady Shanin

Another former Party of Regions member, Gennady Shanin, is running in the local elections on the ticket of the Ukrainian President's party, BPP-Solidarity. This was announced following the conference of the Zaporizhzhia branch of the BPP-Solidarity party.

 

There are reports that Gennady Shanin supported the Berkut riot police on February 19, 2014, during the shooting of Maidan activists and called for the arrest of all opposition members. Following the victory of the Revolution of Dignity, Shanin left the Party of Regions on June 26, 2014.

 

Before entering politics, Shanin worked in the State Traffic Inspectorate. Since the 2000s, he has served as secretary of the Melitopol City Council. In 2010, Shanin ran for the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council on the Party of Regions ticket. He later served as deputy chairman of the Melitopol city branch of the Party of Regions.

 

We previously reported that several more former Party of Regions members are running for local elections on behalf of the Ukrainian President's party.

 

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