OPPOSITION BLOC published its political platform and the list of candidates for the parliament

"The Opposition Bloc" unveiled its top ten candidates for people's deputies of Ukraine to participate in the current parliamentary elections.
The Opposition Bloc is led by Yuriy Boyko, former deputy prime minister, an experienced politician, a top manager in the energy sector.
The top ten also includes the head of the Ukrainian Perspective Foundation Oleksandr Vilkul, former head of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration Mykhailo Dobkin, President of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, Head of the Center Party Vadym Rabinovych, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ukraine Development Party Serhiy Larin, former Azovstal CEO Oleksiy Belyi, MP Nestor Shufrych, Ukraine-Forward! leader Natalia Korolevska, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health Care Tatiana Bakhteyeva, first deputy head of the National Committee of the Ukraine Development Party Mykola Skoryk.
“The Opposition Bloc is the party of peace, and we call on millions of our fellow citizens to join us for the sake of unity of the country and people’s lives,” said OB leader Yuriy Boiko. He stressed that the OB participants are not parties, but rather individual politicians, whose purpose is to preserve Ukraine, to protect its citizens, and restore peace on their land.
“Today Ukraine is in the most difficult situation since the Second World War,” the OB leader said in a statement. - “This government keeps losing territories from day one. They are unable to run the country and persistently push it into the economic abyss: the total impoverishment of the people, economic collapse, paralysis in the energy sector. The country found itself in a situation, in which human death has ceased to be a tragedy. Now it is cynical and inhumane statistic. This government does not see the obvious and refuses to hear the whole regions,” said Boiko.
“We have not had a more ineffective, phony and weak government in the 23 years of existence of an independent Ukraine,” said the OB leader in a statement. - “It is our task to make the government answer for their actions to the people and protect our citizens.”
“We will finally stop the war and restore the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. We will establish a dialogue with our neighbors. This is the key to the development of domestic production. The incompetence of the current leadership has led to a situation, where hundreds of businesses have lost their perennial cooperation links. Thousands of our fellow citizens are losing their jobs, wages,” said the bloc leader.
According to him, the Opposition Bloc plans to protect the interests of the Ukrainian economy: “Never before has the country been so defenseless before winter. They suggest that we return to the stone age - to bask in the fires and stock on wood burning stoves. Unlike them, we are able to govern the state. And we cannot stand on the sidelines today. We will provide light and warmth in the homes of Ukrainians. We will save jobs and protect the interests of the Ukrainian industry. The state should keep all markets for our exporters, including Russia,” stressed Boiko.
The leader of the political force also declared his readiness to protect the interests of all Ukrainians, regardless of the region where they live. The OB is in favor of granting Russian and other regional languages an official status.
“The South East of Ukraine is inhabited by Ukrainians. Period. Without a strong representation of SE residents the new Verkhovna Rada will not be legitimate and will not be able to unite the country. And we are ready to protect the opinion of our citizens, regardless of the region where they live,” he stressed.
According to Yuriy Boiko, the Opposition Bloc fights for the unity of Ukraine, to ensure that the voice of every region is heard and each oblast receives broader rights and powers. “We will achieve a real decentralization of power and extend the rights of the regions in the extent to which this will improve there economic and political situation. All regions will be able to freely dispose of most of their income. This is the only for us to keep the country united and indivisible!" summed up the OB leader.
Top ten candidates of the Opposition Bloc
1. Yuriy A. Boiko
Yuriy Boyko is a native of Donetsk oblast, a top manager in the energy industry. He knows how to take the domestic industry and energy out of crisis - he has worked in senior positions, such as a the Vice-Prime Minister, the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine and the Minister of Fuel and Energy of Ukraine.
2. Oleksandr Y. Vilkul
A native of Kryvyi Rih, the head of the Ukrainian Perspective Foundation, which deals with the internally displaced person from the conflict zone in the east of the country, as well as with the delivery of humanitarian aid to hospitals for the wounded soldiers of the Ukrainian army. He is a professional in the sphere of infrastructure transportation and construction development. Oleksandr worked as Deputy Prime Minister. He knows how to conduct effective regional policies and was the governor of Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
3. Mikhailo M. Dobkin
A Kharkiv native, an expert in regional policy and development of public utilities. He was a Kharkiv Mayor, and the chairman of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration. He has experience working at the local level and as a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. As a lawmaker he took an active part in the development of many important laws for the country.
4. Vadym Z. Rabinovych
Vadym Z. Rabinovych is a native of Kharkiv, an expert in media business startups, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. He is the President of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress and the Head of the Center party.
5. Oleksiy P. Bilyi
Oleksiy was born in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast and rose from the fitter to the chief engineer and factory director. He is an experienced manager in the operation and management of large industrial groups. Oleksiy worked as the CEO of Azovstal.
6. Serhiy M. Larin
Serhiy Larin is a native of Donetsk oblast, a public administration professional, one of the initiators and developers of the legal framework for government decentralization in Ukraine. Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Ukraine Development Party. As the Governor of Kirovohrad oblast he established himself as one of the most effective managers in the oblast history.
7. Nestor I. Shufrych
Nestor was born in Uzhhorod. He is a member of the contact group on East Ukraine conflict resolution. He is a professional in the field of public administration as well as the fight against man-made and natural disasters. He was twice appointed as the Minister of Emergency Situations. Nestor Shufrych is a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
8. Natalia Yu. Korolevska
Natalia Korolevska is a native of Luhansk oblast, she initiated a social movement the Road of Life, whose activists are helping displaced persons and residents of eastern Ukraine. She is an expert in the social sphere - she worked as the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine. Natalia is the leader of Ukraine - Forward! party.
9. Tatiana D. Bakhteyeva
A native of Donetsk, doctor of the highest category, the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health Care. Tatiana is a professional in the health care reform and development.
10. Mykola L. Skoryk
Mykola Skoryk is an Odessa native, a professional in the field of public administration and local self-government - was the governor of the Odessa oblast and the chairman of the Odessa Oblast Council. He is also an expert in finance and economics and worked as the Finance Minister of Crimea. Mykola Skoryk is the First Deputy Chairman of the National Committee of the Ukraine Development Party.