Our Ukraine Party leader Victor Yushchenko has said he is planning soon to consolidate his political force and reshuffle the party. Moryntsi, March 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Our Ukraine Party leader Victor Yushchenko has said he is planning soon to consolidate his political force and reshuffle the party.

He told this to reporters during his visit to the village of Moryntsi in Cherkasy region on Tuesday, on the occasion of the 196th anniversary of the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko's birthday.

"I want to return to my political force the strength and consolidation it had five years ago," Yuschenko said.

He also said that he had begun to form the party's office.

Yuschenko said that talks with party members, public organizations and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense MPs on the future of the political force had been scheduled for next week.

He said that he would reshuffle the Our Ukraine Party.

"The party should be cleared of those people who are discrediting it," Yuschenko said.