People's Movement of Ukraine

A Ukrainian political party and one of the first opposition parties in Soviet Ukraine. It is often simply referred to as the Movement (Rukh). The party under the name Rukh was an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) until 2013. It is considered to have played a key role in Ukraine regaining its independence in 1991.

Rukh gathers most of its voters and support from Western Ukraine. In November 2016, the party had 35,000 members.

Chairperson: Ivan Drach (10 September 1989 – 4 December 1992), Mykhailo Horyn (28 February – June 1992), Viacheslav Chornovil (28 February – 25 March 1999), Yuriy Kostenko (disputed, 31 March – 14 May 1999), Hennadiy Udovenko (31 March 1999 – 3 May 2003), Borys Tarasyuk (3 May 2003 – 15 December 2012), Vasyl Kuybida (15 December 2012 – 28 May 2017), Viktor Kryvenko (28 May 2017 – 10 July 2021), Andriy Kornat (10 July 2021 – present)