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| Arseny Yatsenyuk, leader of the Homeland Party, during the meeting in Lyiv today |
Two demonstrations took place today in Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the eve
of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
One of the demonstrations was dedicated to the 15th
anniversary of the now ruling Party of Regions and brought its supporters to the
Kyiv downtown. Supporters of Party of Regions have gathered on the Mikhailivska
Square, in the historical part of Kyiv. According to the police’s reports there
is around 3 thousand people gathered to support the ruling party. In addition
to that the celebrations of the party’s anniversary were held in Kyiv and also
in many other cities nationawide.
Supporters of the oppositional forces and particularly of the United
Opposition Batkivshchyna (Homeland) Party headed at the same time to Sofiyivska
Square in down-town Kyiv. Police and journalists reported nearly 1 thousand of people
participated in the march and more supporters arrived later in the evening.
The head of the united oppositional forces Arseny Yatsenyuk made a
speech during the event in front of the numerous supporters. He stressed that
the end of the electoral campaign in Ukraine will become the beginning of the
process of the building of the new Ukraine and new system of the country.
“Finishing of the electoral campaign is only the beginning of the new
country and the new future, it’s the beginning of our victories and our next
steps on the path towards creating the democratic European Ukraine”,
Mr.Yatsenyuk said.
He also stated that the opposition has held its campaign fair, open and
transparent, without any violations, and that the party gave only the real promises
which it is ready to deliver. In addition to that he called on people to
support Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian ex-Prime Minister and prominent
oppositional leader currently imprisoned.
Meanwhile Oleksandr Turchinov, the deputy head of the Homeland party and
the head of the United Opposition’s headquarters, announced that the
authorities declared the real civil war against the oppositional forces in
Ukraine and against Ukrainians as well. Thus he urged people to come on the
elections day and to fight the corrupt regime in attempt to prevent turning
Ukraine into the “dictatorship” and “criminal ghetto”, stated the politician.
Young Ukrainian politician Oleg Tyagnybok, leader of the ultra-right
nationalist party Svoboda (Freedom) said he is completely sure that Ukraine
will have the positive perspective and chances for its development only in case
the oppositional forces will win the majority of seats in the future parliament.
He added that on 28 October Ukrainians will choose not just the new members of
the Parliament but the future of the country.
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| The supporters of the ruling Party of Regions start to gather for the demonstration |
The representatives of the oppositional forces also called on Ukrainians
to be aware on the day of elections and to report any violation noted by them
on the polling stations and outside of them. It’s worth mentioning here that a
huge amount of different violations has been already documented by the local
and international observers.
According to the latest sociologists’ researches
nearly 20% of Ukrainians still didn’t decide whom they are going to vote for in
the upcoming parliamentary elections. That’s why the representatives of all the
political powers running for the seats in parliament, the oppositional forces
and the representatives of the ruling parties as well, urged Ukrainians to
think carefully and to come on the polling stations to fulfill their citizen’s
duty choosing the new Parliament.
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