Serhiy Larin Lyovochkin). On 26 February 2014 a decree of acting President Oleksandr Turchynov dismissed Larin as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration. Serhiy Larin Serhiy Larin () (born 11 January 1962, Khartsyzk) is a Ukrainian politician and electrical engineer. Larin has been (except between April 2010 and November 2014) a member of the Ukrainian parliament since the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the People's Democratic Party, For United Ukraine! (2002 election), Party of Regions (2006 and 2007 election) and since the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election for the Opposition Bloc. In April 2010 President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Larin Governor of Kirovohrad Oblast.
Viktor Yanukovych Yanukovych first ran for president in 2004: he advanced to the runoff election, and initially defeated his opponent. However, the election was fraught with allegations of fraud and voter intimidation. This caused widespread citizen protests and Kyiv's Independence Square was occupied in what became known as the Orange Revolution. The Ukrainian Supreme Court nullified the runoff election, and ordered a second runoff. Yanukovych lost this second election to Viktor Yushchenko. He served as Prime Minister for a second time from 4 August 2006 to 18 December 2007, under President Yushchenko. Yanukovych was elected President in 2010, defeating Yulia Tymoshenko. The