Party of Regions

A pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that was the largest party in Ukraine between 2006 and 2014.

Since the Revolution of Dignity, the party has not competed in elections and members have slowly dispersed; the last election in which the party participated was the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election. The best-known former party members are former prime minister Mykola Azarov and former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych; both fled to Russia in February 2014 after Euromaidan.

The Ukrainian Eighth Administrative Court of Appeal banned the party on 21 February 2023.

Chairperson: Volodymyr Rybak (26 October 1997 – 18 November 2000), Valentyn Landyk, Petro Poroshenko, Volodymyr Rybak (co-chairs, 18 November 2000 – 3 March 2001), Mykola Azarov (3 March 2001 – 14 December 2001), Volodymyr Semynozhenko (14 December 2001 – 19 April 2003), Viktor Yanukovych (19 April 2003 – 23 April 2010), Mykola Azarov (23 April 2010 – 29 March 2014).

Secretary of the Presidium: Borys Kolesnikov (29 March 2014 – 12 July 2016), Ihor Chychasov (12 July 2016 – 7 April 2023)