In single-mandate constituency No. 211 (Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv), 23 candidates registered to run for the Verkhovna Rada in the snap elections on October 26, 2014. Among them are 11 representatives of political parties and 12 independent candidates. Among the candidates running for parliament are two people with the same last name as Terekhin (an MP and businessman), a former head of the district state administration, a local prosecutor, and, of course, Darth Vader.
KV learned of this from an official statement from the Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
The 211th single-mandate electoral district is located within the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv and includes 86 polling stations. The estimated number of voters is 172.
Representatives of political forces
Young communist
The 24-year-old communist Amar al-Anni is running for deputy from the Communist Party in this constituency.
"I am a supporter of socialism and a patriot of the USSR. An anti-imperialist and an internationalist," the candidate declared in an interview with the newspaper Kommunist. He said he joined the Communist Party in 2008, the day he turned 18.
After the demolition of the Lenin monument in Kyiv, the capital's communists created the Anti-Fascist People's Front to "combat the extremists and vandals who had seized control of the Maidan." Amar al-Anni then led this organization.
In his election program, the communist promises Kyiv residents to establish peace in the country, cancel the association with the EU, end cooperation with the IMF, and in every possible way promote integration with Russia and the CIS countries.
This candidate also aims to enshrine in law liability for the distortion of Soviet history and the destruction of Soviet historical monuments.
Former head of the District State Administration
The former head of the Goloseevskaya Regional State Administration, Nikolai Danevich, is representing the Popular Front party in the 211th district.
As a reminder, Danevych was appointed to the position of head of the Kyiv District State Administration by Acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov on April 3, 2014. In September of this year, President Petro Poroshenko dismissed the official and appointed Andriy Melnychuk as acting head in his place.
According to the website "Lustration," Nikolai Danevich was previously a member of the criminal group "Stas," which allegedly provided protection for the Vladimirsky Market.
"Nikolai Danevich, who had already worked for the Goloseevsky District State Administration, was deputy head of the Sadovy District State Administration. Together, they plundered the district on a colossal scale, siphoning off land for private businesses. It was impossible to get an appointment without a bribe," the portal notes.
Furthermore, according to KV, the former official is suspected of engaging in organized crime. Rumor has it he owns hundreds of kiosks in Kyiv, particularly in the Goloviivskyi district.
In addition, Danevich has close ties with MP Sergei Terekhin, who will be Danevich's competitor in these elections.
In 2012, when Nikolai Vladimirovich was also planning to run for the Verkhovna Rada in the single-member constituency in Goloseevo, Terekhin didn't have a qualifying spot on the party list and was sent to the constituency. Several other people with the last name Terekhin registered in the constituency at the time. Rumor has it that Danevich himself persuaded one of them to "run for parliament." However, Sergei Terekhin still won the election.
In his election platform, Danevich speaks of a European country, support for ATO participants, and a rich and prosperous Goloseevsky district.
"Schemes for installing small architectural forms should be developed only in consultation with the public," the candidate notes.
As KV has reported on numerous occasions, after his dismissal, Danevich took a harsh and critical stance toward the current head of the Kyiv City State Administration, Vitaliy Klitschko, and he interprets his appointment as acting head of the Holosiivka District State Administration as a violation of the law by President Poroshenko.
A native of Luhansk region
The Opposition Bloc nominated Anna Zadorozhnaya, a resident of Krasnyi Luch in the Luhansk region, in the Holosiiv single-member constituency. The Central Election Commission website states that the candidate was born in 1980 and works at the Kyiv travel agency Natalie Voyage-Service.
It's worth noting that the Opposition Bloc party was created before the Verkhovna Rada elections by merging six political forces: the Party of Development of Ukraine, Center, New Policy, State Neutrality, Ukraine Forward, and Labor Ukraine. The bloc is headed by former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko. Former Head of the Presidential Administration Serhiy Lyovochkin is 12th on the party's electoral list.
Zadorozhnaya's election platform speaks of reviving the country and ending the "fratricidal" war in the east. Furthermore, the candidate promises to implement a program to support domestic producers and impose a moratorium on increases in non-tax burdens.
The dark horse of the NDPU
The National Democratic Party of Ukraine will be represented in this district by 45-year-old Serhiy Kurchyk, who retired in 2010 due to disability. He holds a secondary vocational education. He also ran for the Kyiv City Council in 2014 but was unsuccessful.
In his election platform, Kurchyk promises to work towards free enterprise and prevent pressure on business. Furthermore, according to the NDPU candidate, Ukraine should join NATO and upgrade its armed forces to a modern level.
Trusted representative of the Kyiv City Council deputy
Oleksandr Klymenko's Ukrainian People's Party is represented in this district by unemployed Kyiv resident Oleksiy Lazuto.
In 2012, he participated in the elections of people's deputies, however, as a trusted person of the self-nominated candidate from the 222nd majoritarian district, Oleh Kostyushko, the current deputy of the Kyiv City Council from the UDAR party.
Lazuto's election promises include joining NATO, developing the military, preserving the country's territorial integrity, and supporting small and medium-sized businesses.
Unemployed Right Sector candidate
Thirty-year-old Denis Panasyuk, currently unemployed and living in Kyiv, is running for deputy from the Right Sector in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital.
While campaigning, the candidate declares support for the Crimean Tatar people in the fight "against Russian occupiers," the return of occupied territories, and the introduction of the practice of electing judges in Ukraine.
Liberal radical
The Liberal Party nominated Vladislav Polischuk, a Moscow businessman born in 1983, in Goloseevo.
Interestingly, in the 2014 Kyiv City Council elections, Polischuk ran for the capital's city council in the 5th majoritarian district (Golosievo) from Oleh Lyashko's Radical Party, but did not win.
In his election platform, Vladislav Polischuk doesn't promise Kyiv residents "mountains of gold," claiming he can't repair all the roads, roofs, and utility networks on his own. However, the candidate does guarantee his voters the fight against corruption.
Creative candidate of "BPP"
The pro-government Petar Poroshenko Bloc nominated a poet, producer, and TV presenter in the 211th district in Kyiv. Evgeniya Rybchinsky (son of the poet Yuri Rybchinsky, author of the songs: “Vivat, King, Vivat!”, “Christmas Ball”, “Otdolzhila” and hundreds of others).
"First, I created programs, articles, and advertisements. Then music, poetry, projects, and concerts. Then radio stations and magazines. I promoted candidates for parliament. I promoted Ukraine abroad. I built a house. I planted a Christmas tree. And finally, I 'gave birth' to four sons. Who, my friends, thinks this isn't enough to represent the people?" Rybchinsky wrote on his Facebook page, announcing his registration as a candidate for parliament.
Rybchinsky previously stated that if the BPP hadn't nominated him, he would have run himself. "But our views on the future of Ukraine and Kyiv coincided," the candidate declared.
In his election program, Rybchinsky promises to work on decentralizing power, reforming the capital's governance, establishing energy independence, and developing the military.
An experienced MP from Batkivshchyna
Batkivshchyna is urging residents of Goloseevo to vote for Sergei Terekhin, who won a seat in the Verkhovna Rada from this district in 2012, receiving 30% of the vote compared to 26% for his rival, Ihor Lysov, from the Party of Regions.
Terekhin served as a member of parliament for six convocations since 1994. In 1997, he was one of the founders of the Reforms and Order party. He later became a member of Our Ukraine. During the Yushchenko-Tymoshenko "government," he served as Minister of Economy.
He is considered one of the most advanced lobbyists in the Rada. Incidentally, Terekhin doesn't claim to be poor. According to some reports, he is building a house near the capital's Botanical Garden.
Terekhin's election platform talks about European choices, fair courts, a favorable business environment, and lower utility rates. Furthermore, in Goloseevo, the candidate promises to create a kind of "Silicon Valley."
Tigipko's "student" candidate
Thirty-three-year-old Andriy Chernykh, a native of Luhansk region, is running for the Verkhovna Rada from the Strong Ukraine party in the Holosiivskyi majoritarian district.
Judging by the candidate's Facebook page, his main public activity is solving problems of higher education and students.
"I want to conduct a small experiment. Do I understand the problems of most students and how they can be addressed? That's why I chose Kyiv's 211th district, where a significant number of students live and study. My election platform is purely student-focused. We'll see what comes of it on October 26," Chernykh wrote about his participation in the election race.
According to online sources, Andriy Chernykh graduated from the Physics Department of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and since 2000, he has worked as an advisor on youth and student issues in the government, an assistant to a member of parliament, and a coordinator for various public organizations.
In his election platform, the candidate promises to address the problems of millions of students: preventing a decline in the number of students in universities, organizing communication between educational institutions and employers, ensuring 24-hour student access to dormitories, etc.
A modest candidate from Lyashko
The Radicals nominated the temporarily unemployed Viktoria Yanson in the 211th district. She also ran for the Kyiv City Council as a candidate for Lyashko's Radical Party, but was unsuccessful.
Despite the absence of information about the majoritarian candidates on the party's official website, Victoria doesn't actively campaign on her personal Facebook page. She does post photos with Oleh Lyashko.
In addition to promises to provide assistance to the army and volunteer battalions of the ATO, Janson's election platform calls for the punishment of traitors in power.
"Local oligarchs who organized the separatists will hand over their property to the state," the candidate declared.
Janson also talks about lustration, the development of villages and children's "circles" at state expense.
Self-nominated candidates
Lawyer
Lawyer Oleksandr Vasilenko is running in the snap parliamentary elections without party support. He is a member of the Legal Foundation law firm and was born and lives in Kyiv.
"I am running for the People's Deputies of Ukraine as an independent candidate, as a matter of principle, so as to be dependent solely on voters and to work exclusively for their needs, rather than for the development of parties and the political ambitions of their leaders, as is the case with the overwhelming majority of candidates from parties and political blocs," the candidate stated.
In addition, the human rights activist promises his voters to establish "fair" pensions and introduce an hourly wage system (at least 50 UAH/hour).
Darth Stanislavovich Vader
Unemployed Kyiv resident Darth Vader will compete with candidates for deputy in the 211th electoral district.
It's worth noting that the Star Wars character appeared during the local elections. For example, Darth Vader ran for mayor in Kyiv and Odesa, and even for swimming pool director in Brovary. In the parliamentary elections, only 16 different Darth Vaders are running in the Rada, 13 of which are in Kyiv's single-member constituencies.
Dart Stanislavovich calls on the people to vote for him, as he will create a simple, effective, and transparent mechanism of public administration in Ukraine.
University teacher
Anastasia Danilenko, 28, a lecturer at the Institute of International Relations at the National Aviation University, is also running for the Verkhovna Rada in the 211th district. She was born in the Luhansk region and lives in Kyiv.
On her Facebook page, the candidate stated that she doubts that fair elections will be held in Ukraine.
"There's just one problem: in many districts, there are too many people willing to take over administrative resources per square meter," she complained.
Having become a member of the Verkhovna Rada, Danilenko promises to develop local self-government and reduce utility rates in the Goloseevsky district.
Unemployed and non-party
27-year-old unemployed Evgeny Kalinin is also running for Parliament in constituency No. 221 without the support of a political party.
It was not possible to study the candidate's election platform, since the file containing it did not open correctly.
Maidan activist
Businessman and social activist Vadim Kodachigov is running for the Verkhovna Rada as an independent candidate in Kyiv's 221st constituency. Born in 1969 in Sevastopol, he worked as a milling machine operator and later headed several private enterprises.
In 2013-2014, he was deputy director and co-founder of the law firm Service-Credit. He is currently temporarily unemployed.
During the Euromaidan, he headed the public organization "Council of Public Initiatives," was a member of the board of the "Coordinating Council of the Organization of Internally Displaced Persons from Crimea," founded the "I Am a Patriot" movement, and became a member of the coordinating council of the "People's Candidate" election platform.
"To everyone who believes in me and knows I'm not for sale, please support me with your votes," Kodachigov urges his Facebook page readers.
In his election platform, the candidate declares his intention to develop bills on elected government positions and recalls of deputies and officials at all levels. He also speaks of the need for decentralization of power and regional development, as well as the creation of a "people's" tax code.
Prosecutor of Goloseevo
Serhiy Morozyuk, the district prosecutor from Goloseevo, is running for parliament without the support of any political party. In 2012, he ran for parliament as a member of parliament for the UDAR party in the 94th electoral district (Obukhov), but his candidacy was withdrawn in favor of his rival, Viktor Romanyuk from Batkivshchyna.
It's worth noting that Party of Regions candidate Tatyana Zasukha was declared the winner of the election in District No. 94. However, these results were contested, and as a result of a by-election, Party of Regions member Ruslan Badayev became MP.
For example, Serhiy Morozyuk's Facebook page is still filled with UDAR symbols, despite running for parliament as an independent. Opinions about Morozyuk, the candidate for the 94th constituency, have varied on forums. For example, "The last thing we need is this lousy bribe-taker. Morozyuk, into the fire."
In 2012, online resources also circulated information that Morozyuk had been dismissed from his position as Vasylkiv interdistrict prosecutor for improper performance of official duties and committing an offense that discredited a government employee. Furthermore, he allegedly combined work in the civil service with that of a private law firm.
In his election program, Morozyuk states the need for lustration, modernization of the army, the introduction of popular legislative initiatives, and the provision of jobs and housing for young people.
Manager at a security company
Svitlana Pismennaya, a 50-year-old Kyiv resident, is also running as an independent candidate for the Verkhovna Rada from Goloseevo. She works as a manager at the security firm TopGart LLC.
"The fair and legitimate interests of the people require immediate unity of action aimed at achieving the main goal – ensuring a new quality of life for Ukrainian citizens," the candidate stated in her election platform.
Furthermore, Pismennaya promised that when she becomes a deputy, she will reform the healthcare system, improve education, and strengthen social protection.
Alexander Popov
A namesake of former Kyiv City State Administration head Oleksandr Popov is running for parliament in the 221st constituency. The candidate was born in the Luhansk region and now lives in the village of Chabany near Kyiv. He is the director of the Scientific and Manufacturing Firm Soyuz Market, a construction company.
According to Popov, the newly elected parliament should develop and approve a new Constitution based on the principles of popular sovereignty, after which it should resign and be re-elected.
Having come to power, the candidate also intends to work to “take away” all stolen property from Ukrainian oligarchs and turn it into state property.
A Kyivite party member
Kyiv resident Gennady Poprygin, who works for the company "Comfi Trade," which sells equipment, also wants to become a deputy.
In his election platform, the candidate calls himself a patriot and declares that in the Verkhovna Rada he will work to develop local self-government, organize control over the distribution of budget funds, provide young people with their first jobs, and create a favorable business environment.
Green godfather
Fedir Sudnitsyn, head of the Green Party of Ukraine Secretariat and first deputy general director of the Pushcha-Voditsa Research and Production Plant, is running for the Verkhovna Rada in constituency No. 221 without party support. Sudnitsyn was born in the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation and resides in Kyiv.
At one time, Mr. Sudnitsyn was one of the leaders of Kyivvodokanal and was a vocal opponent of the company's entry into Kyivenergoholding.
Sudnitsyn is no stranger to politics. He served as a member of parliament from 1994 to 98. Back then, he was elected to the parliament representing electoral district 184 in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to unofficial reports, Fedir Sudnitsyn is the godfather of former Kyiv City State Administration head Volodymyr Bondarenko.
In his campaign for self-election, Sudnitsyn speaks of the need to establish peace in the country. As a member of parliament, he also promises to pursue a European course, eradicate corruption, and develop business and local government.
Terekhin's clone
Another independent candidate in this district is businessman Andriy Terekhin, who lives in the village of Lysyanka in the Cherkasy region. It's worth noting that this candidate also ran for parliament in the 211th district in 2012, but that election was won by his namesake, Batkivshchyna Party candidate Serhiy Terekhin.
As Sergei Terekhin told Opora, the second Terekhin is a figurehead who, due to voter inattention during the 2012 elections, stole 5% of his votes, even though he never even showed up in the district.
In his election program, Terekhina's namesake promises to work toward consolidating Ukrainian society, combating corruption, developing science, culture, and education, and generally fulfilling his parliamentary duties conscientiously and honestly.
Director of Kievkinofilm
Andrey Tsvetkov, director of the Kyivkinofilm enterprise, also wants to be elected to the Verkhovna Rada.
As KV previously reported, this municipal enterprise is using Kyiv's municipal assets inefficiently. For example, restaurants operate on the premises of movie theaters, and their operations don't contribute a penny to the capital's treasury.
In addition, the Kyivkinofilm enterprise owes a private company 4 million hryvnias and does not want to pay it back.
Moreover, in the first half of 2014, the enterprise brought the city only 6 million UAH in income.
"My goal is a prosperous Ukraine. And to achieve this, we need to boost Ukraine's economy, while recognizing that achieving real change will be long and difficult," Tsvetkov campaigns, promising to vote in favor of decentralizing power, increasing social assistance, and reviving small and medium-sized businesses in the Rada.
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