Yukhym Zvyahilsky: Difference between revisions

In 1993 and 1994, Zvyahilsky served as [[First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine|First Vice-Prime Minister]] and acting [[Prime Minister of Ukraine|Prime Minister]].<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/11/6/7313075/ People's Deputy of many convocations Yuhym Zviahilskyi died], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (6 November 2021).</ref>▼

In March 1994, now as an independent, Zvyahilsky was elected to the parliament from the 110th electoral district. In 1994, Zviahilskyi, being perceived as affiliated with [[Leonid Kravchuk]], was accused of having stolen some $20 million by Ukrainian President Kuchma during his term as acting Prime Minister and he fled to [[Israel]] in fear of his life.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FefoltD5mWkC&q=%22Yevhen+Shcherban%22&pg=PA382|title=Big business and economic development : conglomerates and economic groups in developing countries and transition economies under globalisation|date=2007|publisher=Routledge|others=A. E. Fernández Jilberto, Barbara Hogenboom|isbn=978-0-203-96228-2|location=London|pages=82–381|oclc=86175822}}</ref><ref name=part1/> After some time Zviahilskyi returned to Ukraine in March 1997 and as a sitting member of [[Verkhovna Rada]] missed most of the sessions of the parliament.<ref name=part1>[http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2003/020304.shtml The clan from Donetsk PART I] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213072117/http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2003/020304.shtml |date=13 February 2013 }}, [[The Ukrainian Weekly]] (12 January 2003)</ref>▼

In 1998, Zvyahilsky, once again as an independent, was elected now from the 43rd electoral district. In 2002, he was again elected to the parliament as a member of the [[Party of Regions]]. Zvyahilsky became a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament), representing the ruling Party of Regions, and owner of the Zasyadko coal mine in [[Donetsk]]. Being a member of Parliament, he had immunity from prosecution.<ref name=part1/> In the 2012 parliamentary elections elected for Party of Regions in single-mandate majoritarian election district number 45 with 72.59% of the votes.<ref>[http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2012/WP040?PT001F01=900&pf7331=45 Одномандатний виборчий округ №&nbsp;45 (Донецька область)]</ref>▼

In the [[2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election|2014 parliamentary election]], Zvyahilsky was re-elected into parliament again as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 45 situated in the [[Kyiv Raion (Donetsk)|Kyiv Raion]] of Donetsk; this time with 72.73% of the votes.<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/donetskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-45 Candidates and winners for the seat of the constituency 45 in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210082708/http://vibori2014.rbc.ua/ukr/okrug/donetskaya-oblast/odnomandatny-45 |date=10 December 2014 }}, [[RBK Ukraine]]</ref> In his constituency only a handful of polling stations were open due to the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|War in Donbas]]; this led to Zvyahilsky winning a seat with only 1,450 votes.<ref name=UWvotasb>[http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/123516 Starting a New Life, Voting as Before], [[The Ukrainian Week]] (11 November 2014)</ref><ref>[https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304811904579583413180447156 Poroshenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Presidential Election], [[The Wall Street Journal]] (25 May 2014)<br />[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/23/russia-ukraine-vote-vladimir-putin-president Russia will recognise outcome of Ukraine poll, says Vladimir Putin], ''[[The Guardian]]'' (23 May 2014)</ref> In parliament he joined the faction of [[Opposition Bloc]].<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/site2/p_deputat?d_id=833 National deputies of Ukraine: Yukhym Zvyahilsky], [[Verkhovna Rada]]</ref>▼

Zvyahilsky did not participate in the [[2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election]], for the first time since 1990 he did not run for parliamentary elections.<ref name="auto"/> He died on 6 November 2021, aged 88, from complications of [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine]].<ref>{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2021/11/6/7313075/ People's Deputy of many convocations Yuhym Zviahilskyi died], [[Ukrayinska Pravda]] (6 November 2021).</ref>▼