Peace to Luhanshchyna

Peace to Luhanshchyna (Ukrainian: Спокій Луганщині, romanized: Spokiy Luhanshchyni, Russian: Мир Луганщине, romanized: Mir Luganshchine, lit.'Peace to Luhansk region') is the largest political movement in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), with more than 104,000 people in its ranks and the most seats in the People's Council.

Peace to Luhanshchyna
Мир Луганщине
ChairmanLeonid Pasechnik
FounderIgor Plotnitsky
Founded6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
HeadquartersKarla Marksa 7, Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic[a]
NewspaperMir Luganshchine
Youth wingYoung Guard
Membership (2019)>102,000[1]
IdeologyLuhansk separatism[2]
Centrism (self-declared)[2]
Political positionCentre (self-declared)[2]
ColoursLNR Flag colours:
  Light blue
  Blue
  Red
People's Council
37 / 50
Party flag
Website
mir-lug.info

^ a: Unrecognized quasi-state. Claimed territory recognized by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 as part of Ukraine

The movement's president is Leonid Pasechnik, the incumbent Head of the Luhansk People's Republic. Until the Russian annexation (LPR), it supported the republic being an independent country with close diplomatic ties to Russia.[3]

Former logo

Electoral results

Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes  % Votes  %
2014 Igor Plotnitsky 589,095
77.04%
Elected Green tickY
2018 Leonid Pasechnik 596,230
68.30%
Elected Green tickY

People's Council

Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes  % ± pp Seats +/–
2014 Igor Plotnitsky 485,508 69.42% New
35 / 50
New 1st Supermajority
2018 Leonid Pasechnik 647,013 74.12% Increase 4.70
37 / 50
Increase 2 Steady 1st Supermajority

References

  1. "Общественное движение "Мир Луганщине" насчитывает более 107 тыс. участников". Lugansk Media Centre. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Lugansk People's Republic". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. "Luhansk Republic Council open for cooperation with Ukrainian parliament". TASS. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.