Democratic Axe

Democratychna Sokyra
Демократична сокира
LeaderIhor Shchedrin
FounderIhor Shchedrin
Iurii Hudymenko
Alex Noinets
Anton Shvets
Viktor Tregubov
Founded2018
Registered22 May 2019
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Colors  Carmine
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Website
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Democratychna Sokyra (Ukrainian: Демократична Сокира, romanized: Demokratychna Sokyra or D7) is a Ukrainian political party and non-governmental organization founded in 2018 and officially registered at the Ministry of Justice on 22 May 2019.[1]

History[edit]

Founding[edit]

The "Democratic Horde" party was announced at the end of April 2018. About 30 well-known bloggers (Iurii Gudymenko, Ihor Bihdan), journalists (Viktor Tregubov, editor-in-chief of the site "Peter and Mazepa"), Mykhailo Makaruk (volunteer of Narodny Tyl and the Inform Napalm community), businessmen (Bohdana Yarova, Pylyp Dukhlii), hackers (people known by the nicknames "Sean Townsend" and "Jeoffrey Dahmer" from the "Ukrainian Cyber Alliance"), ATO veterans (Oleksandr Zolotko, Anton Kolumbet), volunteers ("Serg Marco", Yaroslav Matiushyn), programmers and writers made statements about joining or supporting the party.[2][3] In the summer of 2018, the party was renamed from the "Democratic Horde" to the "Democratic Axe". The founders explained it with negative connotations that evoked the word "horde" in the name.[4]

On August 4, 2018, the constituent assembly of the party was held at the Svii v dosku (Ukrainian: Свій в доску) pub, which was attended by 400 people.[5] On December 27, 2018, documents were submitted to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine for official registration of the party.[6] Officially added to the register of political parties by the Ministry of Justice on May 22, 2019.[7][8][9][10]

2019 parliamentary election[edit]

On May 15, 2019, the political parties "Strength of People", "Ukrainian Galician Party" and "Democratic Axe" became partners to coordinate their work to "resist the Russian revanchism" and advance democratic reforms.[11][12][13][14]

On June 13, 2019, the CEC registered 10 candidates in single-mandate constituencies.[15] None of the candidates were successful, Anton Kolumbet and Mykyta Soloviov achieved the highest results, 4.3% and 3.4% respectively.[16][17]

Ideology[edit]

The party stands for "the land market, the liberalization of gun laws, the consistent decriminalization of light drugs, the legalization of casinos and prostitution, LGBT marriages and all other initiatives aimed at maximizing the release of a responsible citizen from the dictatorship of the socialist state." The Party considers the minimization of the state's influence on the life of citizens as a cornerstone of ideology, so its general program and sectoral annexes are derived from this ideology - the abolition of the moratorium on land sales, total privatization, maximum deregulation.[3]

Advocacy activities[edit]

Iurii Gudymenko Gudimenko, Ukrainian blogger and politician, at the rally against Ihor Kolomoisky, near President Office, Kyiv, Bankova Str.
Iurii Gudymenko during the action "Impeachment of Kolomoisky" near President Office, Kyiv, September 20, 2019

Even before registration, the party launched a campaign to support the draft law on replacement of corporate tax with the tax on withdrawn capital.[18] The party also held a flash mob to block draft law 6688, which significantly restricted internet freedom and providers' rights.[19]

Through campaigning in the media, social networks and street campaigns, the party has delayed the adoption of the Natural gas transmission system law code by National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities for two months. According to the Democratic Axe leadership, the amendments to this code enabled the regional gas companies connected with Dmytro Firtash to carry out unauthorized gas extraction from the GTS without any consequences for themselves.[20][21]

On June 6, 2018, three representatives of the "Democratic Axe Horde" NGO created by the party — Maksym Dizhechko, Tetiana Lokatska and Anatolii Mazur — garnered the highest number of votes during the elections to the Public Control Council of National Anti-Corruption Bureau and became part of it.[22][23][24][25][26]

In the 2019 elections to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau Public Control Council, NGOs, close to Democratic Axe, formed a coalition with the "Veterans Movement of Ukraine" and won 14 out of 15 seats.[27][28]

Structure and leadership[edit]

From its inception, the Democratic Axe has positioned itself as a party without a charismatic leader. All important decisions are made by voting among party members.[29]

Party chairman: Ihor Shchedrin
The political council of the party: Iurii Gudymenko, Anton Shvets, Viktor Tregubov, Keira Harmashova, Yelisey Khodolovsky, Taras Kotov, Bohdana Levytska, Mark Savchuk, Mykhailo Hrechuhkhin, Tetyana Komlyk, Mykyta Solovyov, Dmytro Shamray, Artem Zhuk, Ihor Shchedyn

Party funding[edit]

According to the founders, crowdfunding is one of the main sources of funding for the party. The party regularly publishes expense and income statements.[30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lokatar Ogar: A review of the Democratic Ax, a party of Facebook bloggers, Civil movement "Chesno" (18 September 2020) (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ "Структура ДемОрди" (in Ukrainian). Демократична Сокира. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ a b "В Украине появилась интернет-партия "ДемОрда". Зачем её создали?". bykvu.com (in Russian). Букви. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. ^ "Демократична Орда/Сокира: Звіт за першу половину літа" (in Ukrainian). Демократична Сокира. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  5. ^ "Провластные блогеры создают партию "Демократический топор"" (in Russian). strana.ua. 2018-08-05. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  6. ^ "Демократична Сокира подала до Мін'юсту документи на реєстрацію партії". Демократична Сокира. 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  7. ^ "Мін'юст зареєстрував партію "Демократична сокира", відому через політичний тролінг" (in Ukrainian). espreso.tv. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. ^ "Мін'юст зареєстрував нову партію, відому через політичний тролінг" (in Ukrainian). ZIK. 2019-05-23. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. ^ "Минюст зарегистрировал партию "Демократична Сокира"" (in Russian). antikor.com.ua. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. ^ "Мінʼюст зареєстрував партію "Демократична Cокира", знану через політичний тролінг" (in Ukrainian). thebabel. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  11. ^ "Партії "Сила Людей", УГП та "Демократична сокира" стали партнерами" (in Ukrainian). hromadske.ua. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  12. ^ "Партії "Демократична Сокира", "Сила Людей" і "УГП" стали партнерами, щоб протистояти "російському реваншу"" (in Ukrainian). thebabel. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  13. ^ "Демократична Сокира, Українська Галицька Партія та Сила людей підписали меморандум" (in Ukrainian). galinfo. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. ^ ""Сила людей", "Демсокира" й галичани об'єднали зусилля перед виборами до Ради". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). Новинарня. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  15. ^ "ЦВК зареєструвала 42 самовисуванців і 10 представників "Демсокири"" (in Ukrainian). lb.ua. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  16. ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №218" (in Ukrainian). CEC. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  17. ^ "Відомості про підрахунок голосів виборців в одномандатному виборчому окрузі №169" (in Ukrainian). CEC. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  18. ^ "Вкотре про ПнВК" (in Ukrainian). Democratic Axe. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  19. ^ "Законопроект №6688 о блокировке сайтов снова на повестке профильного комитета" (in Russian). petrimazepa.com. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  20. ^ "На директора департаменту НКРЕКП вночі напали невідомі" (in Ukrainian). theinsider.ua. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  21. ^ "Монополії облгазів не буде: нацкомісія відхилила вигідні олігархам правки" (in Ukrainian). ТСН. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  22. ^ "Результати рейтингового Інтернет-голосування за Раду громадського контролю при НАБУ-2018" (in Ukrainian). nabu.gov.ua. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  23. ^ "Вибори до Ради громадського контролю НАБУ: зриваємо маски з кандидатів". pravda.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Ukrayinska Pravda. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  24. ^ Полянська, Яна (2018-05-31). "Битва за громадський контроль над НАБУ: хто у фіналі?". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  25. ^ "Стали известны результаты выборов в общественный совет НАБУ". bykvu.com (in Russian). Букви. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  26. ^ "В Совет общественного контроля при НАБУ проходят вождь ультраправых из С14 Карась и "Топор орды"". strana.ua (in Russian). Страна.ua. 2018-05-31. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  27. ^ "Відомі переможці голосування до Ради громадського контролю при НАБУ" (in Ukrainian). sud.ua. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  28. ^ "Операція "Захоплення": як блогери з "Демсокири" взяли під контроль Раду громадського контролю НАБУ". ukr.lb.ua (in Ukrainian). Лівий берег. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  29. ^ "В Україні створять партію на блокчейні". slovoidilo.ua (in Ukrainian). 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  30. ^ "Фінансовий звіт". sokyra.party (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-08-04.

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