Volt Ukraine

{{Infobox political party

| country = Ukraine

| name = Volt Ukraine

| native_name = Вольт Україна

| native_name_lang = ua

| logo = Logo of Volt.svg

| logo_size = 200px

| colorcode = {{party color|Volt Europa}}

| leader1_title = Leaders

| leader1_name = Anastasiia Vozovych
Erik Kooijmans

| founder = Mykhaylo Pobigay

| founded = {{Start date and age|2022|6|df=yes}}

| membership = 12 (2022){{Cite web |title=Rusové vzkazují, že když se nevzdáme, zabijí nás, říká veterán z Donbasu |url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zahranicni-rusove-vzkazuji-ze-kdyz-se-nevzdame-zabiji-nas-rika-veteran-z-donbasu-216485 |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Seznam Zprávy|date=12 October 2022 }}

| ideology = Social liberalism{{cite web |last1=Nordsieck |first1=Wolfram |title=European Union |url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/eu.html |website=Parties and Elections in Europe |access-date=21 February 2023 |date=2019}}
Progressivism{{cite web |last1=Essler |first1=Brett |title=Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won. |url=https://sipa.columbia.edu/news/just-do-it |website=School of International and Public Affairs |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=21 February 2023 |date=7 November 2019}}
Pro-Europeanism{{cite web |last1=Teffer |first1=Peter |title='Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each |url=https://euobserver.com/eu-election/145021 |website=EU Observer |access-date=21 February 2023 |date=27 May 2019}}

| position = Centre{{cite web |last1=Boucart |first1=Théo |title=Germany: Faithful Reflection Of European Electoral Tendencies? |url=https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/germany-faithful-reflection-of-european-electoral-tendencies?lang=en |website=The New Federalist |publisher=Young European Federalists |access-date=21 February 2023 |date=31 May 2019}} to centre-left{{cite web |last1=Forthomme |first1=Claude |title=Volt Europa: An Electric Jolt to Wake Up Europe |url=https://impakter.com/volt-europa-electric-jolt-wake-up-europe/ |website=Impakter |access-date=21 February 2023 |date=28 February 2019}}

| european = Volt Europa

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Volt Europa}}|border=darkgray}} Purple{{Cite web|title=Visual Identity|url=https://www.volteuropa.org/visual_identity|access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Volt Europa|language=en-EU}}

| seats1_title = Verkhovna Rada

| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|450|hex={{party color|VoltEuropa}}}}

| seats2_title = Regions

| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|43122|hex={{party color|VoltEuropa}}}}

| website = [https://voltukraine.org/en/ voltukraine.org]

}}

Volt Ukraine ({{Langx|uk|Вольт Україна|Volʹt Ukrayina}}, abbreviated Volt) is a social-liberal political party in Ukraine.{{Cite web |title=Volt Ukraine gegründet |url=https://www.voltdeutschland.org/presse/20220829-volt-ukraine |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Volt Deutschland |language=de-DE}} It is the Ukrainian branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

History

Volt Ukraine was founded in June 2022 by Mykhaylo Pobigay, who also initially served as chairman.{{Cite web |title=Rusové vzkazují, že když se nevzdáme, zabijí nás, říká veterán z Donbasu |url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zahranicni-rusove-vzkazuji-ze-kdyz-se-nevzdame-zabiji-nas-rika-veteran-z-donbasu-216485 |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Seznam Zprávy|date=12 October 2022 }} In a post on the Volt Germany website, Pobigay said:

{{Blockquote

|text=We Ukrainians feel European. Volt gives us the opportunity to be part of the European family and help shape European politics. Here our voice is heard! In these difficult times of war we are fighting for a common European future and all of Volt Europe stands by our side.{{Cite web |title=Volt Ukraine gegründet |url=https://www.voltdeutschland.org/presse/20220829-volt-ukraine |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=Volt Deutschland |language=de-DE}}}}

In September 2023, Pobigay spoke at the Volt Netherlands Congress in The Hague.{{Cite web |title=Mykhaylo Pobigay on LinkedIn: "I have never questioned my European identity, because historically and… |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mykhaylo-pobigay-637956208_i-have-never-questioned-my-european-identity-activity-7115421452211777536-rVCj/?trk=public_profile_like_view |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}}

In January 2024, Pobigay stepped down from leadership in Volt Ukraine and was succeeded by Anastasiia Vozovych and Erik Kooijmans as interim co-leaders.{{Cite web |title=Interim Team |url=https://voltukraine.org/en/people/interim-team |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=Volt Україна / Ukraine |language=en}}