National Corps
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The National Corps (Ukrainian: Національний корпус, romanized: Natsionalnyi korpus), also known as the National Corps Party, is a far-right political party in Ukraine founded in 2016 and then led by Andriy Biletsky.[3][4] Biletsky had previously founded and led two far-right groups, the Patriot of Ukraine (2006) and the Social-National Assembly (2008) and played a key role in the Azov Battalion. National Corps was created by veterans of the Azov Battalion and members of the Azov Civil Corps, a civilian non-governmental organization emerging from the Battalion.[5]
National Corps Національний корпус | |
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Leader | Andriy Biletsky |
Founded | 14 October 2016 |
Preceded by | Patriot of Ukraine Social-National Assembly Azov Civil Corps |
Headquarters | Zoya Gaidai Street, Kyiv |
Paramilitary wing | National militia[1] |
Membership | <20,000 (2019)[2] |
Ideology | Ukrainian nationalism Ultranationalism Euroscepticism Economic nationalism Right-wing populism Antisemitism Anti-Russian sentiment Third Position Anti-Immigration |
Political position | Far-right[3] |
Colours | Blue Yellow |
Slogan | Strength, Welfare, Order |
Verkhovna Rada | 0 / 450 |
Regions | 23 / 158,399 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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During its campaign for the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election, the party formed a united radical right nationwide-party list with the Governmental Initiative of Yarosh, the Right Sector, and Svoboda.[6] This coalition won a combined 2.15% of the nationwide electoral list vote but ultimately failed to win any seat in the Verkhovna Rada.[7] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, it suspended its political activities.