Yurii Karmazin (; 21 September 1957 – 9 November 2022) was a Ukrainian politician and judge. Karmazin served four terms as a People's Deputy of Ukraine.

Biography Born on 21 September 1957, in Zvenyhorodka, Cherkasy region of Ukrainian SSR. Graduated from Odesa University. In 1982 was appointed prosecutor assistant of Odesa region. From 1985 until 1992 Karmazin worked as a prosecutor of the Prymorskyi district of Odesa. In 1993 he was elected a judge of the Odesa Regional Court, which he stayed for one year.

At the parliamentary elections in 1994 and 1998, he was elected as a People's Deputy (from Districts No. 299 and No. 134). In July 2000 he joined the faction Solidarity.

On 22 May 1999, he was elected as the head of the Motherland Defenders Party. On 31 October of that same year, he participated in the first round of presidential elections. There he was ranked 10th out of 13, gaining 90,793 votes (0.35%).

In the winter of 2000–2001, Karmazin took an active part in the action "Ukraine without Kuchma". In 2002, he was a lawyer of a Russian businessman Konstantin Grigorishin.Падва: Григоришина арестовали не из-за политики "Украинская Правда", 20 October 2002

At the parliamentary elections on 31 March 2002, Karmazin was listed as number 17 on the "Our Ukraine" Bloc list and was elected to the Ukrainian parliament for the third time.

In 2005, Karmazin said in an interview to the Boulevard newspaper that he was against Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and that he won't live in one country with him. In the same interview, he told how a certain superior force came down on him, giving him instructions for his future activities.Юрий Кармазин: "Уже при новой власти мне передали, что я заказан... "БУЛЬВАР ГОРДОНА", №12 (12) 2005, ИЮЛЬЮрий Кармазин: «Представьте, четыре утра, тишина дикая, и в этой тишине я чувствую хруст собственного позвоночника… » газета "Факты" от 24 июня 2005 года

In the 2006 Ukrainian local elections he failed to win a seat in the Odesa City Council (for the Yuriy Karmazin Bloc).

At the parliamentary elections in March 2006, Karmazin headed the nominal electoral bloc Yuriy Karmazin Bloc, but did not pass to the parliament. He also lost the Kyiv mayor elections, taking fourth place with 5.45% of the vote.

On 30 September 2007, Karmazin participated in the 2007 parliamentary elections under the number 58 of the election list of Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense" parties bloc and was elected a Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) for the fourth time.

Karmazin did not participate in elections to the Ukrainian parliament in 2012, as he was refused to be registered.ЦИК отказался регистрировать Кармазина кандидатом в депутаты, Лига-Новости In the 2013 by-election in district No. 94 in Kyiv Oblast he did take part as an independent candidate, but he failed to win.

Karmazin did participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election as he headed the list of the party Green Planet. This party gained 0,23% of the vote and no seats.Electoral history of Ukrainian party "Green Planet", Civil movement "Chesno"

In November 2015 he joined the leadership of the "Far-right forcesКто устраивает Майдан-3. Вожди Революционных правых сил "Депо", 21.02.2016" movement, the organizer of an anti-government protest in February 2016, whose headquarters were located in "Kazatsky" hotel.[http://gordonua.com/news/society/karmazin-my-ne-zahvatyvali-kazackiy-i-u-nas-net-oruzhiya-120925.html Протесты в Киеве. Карамaзин огласил требования протестующих / Гордон The campaigners demanded the resignation of the government of President Petro Poroshenko and the release of political prisoners,Представители «РПС» заявили о поддержке организации Кармазиным и Мельничуком "LB.ua", 21 February 2016 they themselves were accused of destructive and provocative actions, beneficial to Russian media and the Russian authorities.Денис Казанский. «Третий майдан» и кто за ним стоит "Четвертая власть", 22 February 2016Михаил Соколов. Идет война России с Украиной? "Радио Свобода", 1 March 2016Анастасия Рафал. Так говорил Кармазин. Откровения революционера 3.0. "Страна.ua", 22 February 2016 By the end of the month, the protests stopped.Михаил Глуховский. Яким є «публічне обличчя» третього недо-Майдану? "Главком", 22 February 2016

In January 2018, Karmazin held a press conference in which he provided documents that he said confirmed the relationship between ICU company and the American financier, deputy chairman of the inaugural committee of Donald Trump, Elliott Broidy. ICU denied that its company or any of its affiliates had any relationship with Broidy, stating that "Yuri Soloviev is not acquainted with Elliott Broidy and has never had any business dealings with him."Адвокат ICU: Юрию Кармазину грозит срок за клевету "rbc.ua", 7 June 2018

In May 2018, Karmazin proclaimed himselfFormer deputy Yuri Karmazin proclaimed himself the hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks the hetman of all Ukrainian Cossacks.

Karmazin officially became a presidential candidate in February 2019. In the election he gained 0.08% of the vote.First round results of the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine

In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Karmazin failed to get elected in district No. 198 located in Cherkasy Oblast.Small biography on Yurii Karmazin, Civil movement "Chesno" In this election he gained 4.21% of the votes in the constituency, while winner Serhiy Rudyk won with 28.91%. Information on the counting of votes of voters in the single-member constituency №198 (Cherkasy Oblast), Central Election Commission of Ukraine

Karmazin died on 9 November 2022, at the age of 65.

Awards Honored Lawyer of Ukraine (1996). Judicial Counsellor III ClassПрезидент Украины наградил 69 юристов Honorary Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine.

References

External links The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine The Motherland Defenders Party website