Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Oleksiy Kostusev has been approved by the Regions Party as its candidate for Odesa mayor, reads a posting on his personal Web site.
This decision was taken at a meeting of the Regions Party’s central office on August 30, reads the posting.
"I hope the Strong Ukraine Party will also support my candidacy, [Vice Premier] Sergiy Tigipko talked about this. I also hope for support from the Rodina Party, headed by Ihor Markov, and other strong politicians in opposition to [current Odesa Mayor Eduard] Hutvits," Kostusev said.
"We are forming a strong union, which will win at the election and with which we will work and create a powerful team to lead Odesa to the top positions in Ukraine," the politician added.
