Dovira (Ukrainian: Довіра, pronounced [dɔˈʋʲirɐ] ⓘ), translated as Trust or Сredence,[2] is a parliamentary group in the Verkhovna Rada and political party in Ukraine, consisting of 20 previously non-partisan representatives.
[5] Although originally created to function solely as a parliamentary group at the national level rather than a political party,[6] in the 2020 Ukrainian local elections, candidates representing the organization contested regional council seats and municipal positions across the country.
[9][10] Nationally, Dovira candidates secured 459 seats on regional and municipal councils across Ukraine, out of a total of 43,122 up for election.
The party obtained 1.08% of the total votes cast in the 2020 local election, putting it in thirteenth place overall.
[11] According to Ukrainian NGO Chesno and Ukrainian investigation platform Bihus.Info [uk] four Dovira faction members (Vasyl Petiovka, Valerii Lunchenko, Robert Horvat and Vladislav Poliak[12]) developed the local Zakarpattia Oblast party Native Zakarpattia.