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David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction, is negotiating to gain control over the Razumkov Centre. According to sources in the Verkhovna Rada, former Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych is planned to be appointed as the head of the organisation.
Former Member of Parliament Mykola Martynenko, who has been linked to the centre's leadership for many years, is participating in the negotiations.
The organisation was established on 19 August 1994. The centre is registered as a public association (EDRPOU 20063407) and has its own sociological service. The centre studies trust in the authorities, politicians' ratings, voter preferences, and Ukrainians' attitudes towards the war, the economy, and international politics.
Yuriy Yakymenko is the president of the centre, and Pavlo Pinzenyk is the general director. Andriy Bychenko has been heading the sociological service since January 2000.
Financial reports record income of UAH 23.7 million in 2023, UAH 21.65 million in 2024, and UAH 19.98 million in 2025. Assets at the end of 2025 amount to UAH 6.18 million, while liabilities stand at UAH 706,000. The centre's staff comprises 32 employees.
The centre has a network of over 300 interviewers, engages more than 100 external experts, and owns registered trademarks "Razumkov Centre" and Razumkov.
Mykola Martynenko, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Oleh Berezuk, and Mykola Melnyk are members of the organisation's board. Martynenko previously headed the parliamentary committee on the fuel and energy complex and nuclear policy. In June 2020, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland found him guilty of laundering approximately €2.8 million in a case linked to contracts with Czech company Skoda JS. In Ukraine, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) investigated corruption episodes involving him around Energoatom.
Oksana Zholnovych headed the Department of Social Policy and Healthcare of the Office of the President from 2020 to 2022, and subsequently led the Ministry of Social Policy from July 2022 to July 2025.
Parliamentary sources link her move to the head position at the Razumkov Centre to Arakhamia's political group and the shift in the balance of power following Andriy Yermak's departure.
Arakhamia has headed the Servant of the People faction since 2019, participates in political negotiations, and maintains influence over the parliamentary majority. The Razumkov Centre continues to conduct nationwide polls and publish studies on public sentiment, politicians' ratings, and trust in state institutions.
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