Left Opposition

The New State party was founded in 2008 and was generally inactive.

In June 2015, a coalition of left-wing pro-Russian forces, the Left Opposition, was founded. In September 2015, a day after the Communist Party of Ukraine was banned, New State joined the Left Opposition, becoming the electoral vehicle of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

The Left Opposition coalition de facto ceased its activity after June 2016.

The New State formally adopted the Left Opposition name in 2018. It was banned on 16 June 2022 and never appealed its descision.

Party chairpersons: Oleh Hnatiuk (11 May 2012 – 1 August 2015), Oleh Melnyk (1 August 2015 – 8 February 2016), Yevhen Herasymenko (8 February 2016 – 30 March 2023),

Party leader: Petro Symonenko (24 September 2015 – 16 June 2022)

Coalition co-chairpersons: Petro Symonenko (12 June 2015 – 30 June 2016) Nataliya Vitrenko (12 June 2015 – 30 June 2016) Valeriy Soldatenko (12 June 2015 – 30 June 2016) Heorhiy Kryuchkov (12 June 2015 – 30 June 2016) Rudolf Povarnitsyn (12 June 2015 – 30 June 2016) Oleksandr Bondarchuk (by 30 June 2016 – 30 June 2016)