Klychko’s UDAR party calls on opposition to unite

Politics - 26 January 2012, Thursday 16:14

AQMESCIT/ SIMFEROPIL (QHA) - The political party UDAR (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform) of Vitaliy Klychko calls the opposition parties to cooperate. The Deputy Head of the Crimean republican organization of the UDAR party, Vitaliy Datsiuk, has said this at a press conference in Aqmescit/ Simferopil on January 25.
“We share a critical attitude towards the actions of the current government, which is why the party has decided to cooperate with other opposition forces in order to legally prepare and hold parliamentary elections in 2012, to save the results the political forces gain and to protect them,” Datsiuk stated.
According to him, the party offers a single candidate from the opposition in every majority districts by pre-screening of candidates by local voters.
“We want all the opposition parties to decide on candidates that they see in each district. Then, among these candidates will be conducted a case study, where voters will tell their opinion before the election who of the candidates is most popular,” the deputy head reported.
Datsiuk noted that after selecting a single candidate all the opposition forces should unite and take off with their nominations. The results will be announced no later than six weeks before the election day.
In addition, after the elections, UDAR is planning to build a coalition of opposition forces that will oppose the President and his team.
“Together we can protect the voters and normally defend the position of the opposition in the region,” he underscored.
On January 22, the Day of Unity and Freedom of Ukraine, the parties that are members of the Committee of Resistance to Dictatorship, as well as the UDAR party signed an agreement on joint actions of the united opposition.

Erfan Amet
 
QHA