People's Movement of Ukraine
People's Movement of Ukraine Народний Рух України | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NRU Rukh |
| Leader | Andriy Kornat |
| Founded | 8 September 1989 |
| Registered | 9 February 1990 |
| Headquarters | Kyiv |
| Youth wing | Young People's Movement |
| Membership (2016) | 35,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (until 2013) |
| Colours | Blue Yellow |
| Slogan | Statehood, Democracy, Reforms |
| Verkhovna Rada | 0 / 450 |
| Lviv Oblast Council | 6 / 84 |
| Website | |
| rukh.team | |
The People's Movement of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Народний Рух України, romanized: Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny) is a Ukrainian political party and one of the first opposition parties in Soviet Ukraine. It is often simply referred to as the Movement (Ukrainian: Рух, romanized: 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.