[1] The party is led by former deputy prime minister and former[2] deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) Borys Kolesnikov.

[3][5] Ukrainian and Russian[citation needed] media outlets have speculated that the party is a project of Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov and has been created to take votes away from Opposition Platform — For Life.

[6][7] Kolesnikov stated in June 2021 that Akhmetov was "not happy" with the idea of creating the party and "he has nothing to do [with this].

"[7] Kolesnikov also denied that the party's electorate were pro-Russian Ukrainians living in the country's southern and eastern regions, and instead claims that the party is centrist and has social conservatism at its core.

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