 Ṣẹkún gbólóhùn yìí: Ní ọdún 2002, Avakov ni wọn yàn gẹgẹ bí ọmọ ẹgbẹ ìgbìmọ aláṣẹ ìlú Kharkiv City Council. Nígbà tí : ninu ipolongo idibo aarẹ ni ọdun 2004, o jẹ igbakeji olori ti Kharkiv Regional Headquarters ti Viktor Yushchenko, oludije aarẹ, ati Igbakeji Alakoso akọkọ ti The National Salvation Committee ni agbegbe Kharkiv. 