Native Fatherland

Political Association "Native Fatherland" (Ukrainian: Політичне об'єднання «Рідна Вітчизна», romanized: Politychne obiednannia «Ridna Vitchyzna») is a political party of Ukraine that was established in 2010 and headed by Ivan Matiyeshyn. It took part in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election, and in no other election since.^[1]

The party was registered on May 27, 2010. Ivan Matiyeshyn was born in the Arkhangelsk Oblast to family of deported Ukrainians. He is the owner of small oil company "Krasnoleninsknaftoghaz".^[2]

Its second party congress took place on September 17, 2011. The congress took place in the "Zorianyi" cinema theatre, which is known as a headquarters of the Party of Regions.

In the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election the party won 32737 votes, being 0.16% of the total cast votes, and no seats in the Ukrainian parliament.^[1]