Serhiy Leshchenko (born August 30, 1980), Ukrainian journalist

Serhiy Leshchenko

August 30, 1980

Kiev, Ukraine

Formerly a reporter for the Novyi Kanal, he worked as deputy editor for the internet newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda. Born in Kyiv in 1980, Leshchenko graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He worked as a reporter for the Novyi Kanal in 2000. Since September 4, he works for the internet newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda as the deputy editors Known for investigative journalism conducted including jointly with Mustafa Nayem. He also writes for OpenDemocracy.net. He is one of dozens of Euromaidan activists who are trying to pivot from street politics to power, where they hope to oversee reform to turn Ukraine into a modern European state.

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Career

Formerly a reporter for the Novyi Kanal, he worked as deputy editor for the internet newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda. Born in Kyiv in 1980, Leshchenko graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. He worked as a reporter for the Novyi Kanal in 2000.

Since September 4, he works for the internet newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda as the deputy editors

Known for investigative journalism conducted including jointly with Mustafa Nayem. He also writes for OpenDemocracy.net.

He is one of dozens of Euromaidan activists who are trying to pivot from street politics to power, where they hope to oversee reform to turn Ukraine into a modern European state.

Politics

On the parliamentary elections on October 26, 2014 he was elected to the Ukrainian parliament on the list of Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Leshchenko was included in the electoral list of Petro Poroshenko Bloc and elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the parliamentary elections of October 26, 2014.

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