The leaders of Ukraine's opposition factions, Arseniy Yatseniuk (Batkivschyna faction), Vitali Klitschko (UDAR), and Oleh Tiahnybok (Svoboda) signed a declaration on the coordination of their actions at the presidential election during a rally in Kyiv on Saturday.
“The three opposition parties will coordinate their actions at all
stages of the campaign to elect a new head of state. If the existing
procedure of the presidential elections is maintained, each of the three
political forces will support the candidate from the one of these
forces that wins through to the run-off election,” the declaration
reads.
If Yanukovych’s regime pushes through parliament a law on holding the
presidential elections in one round, Batkivschyna, UDAR and Svoboda
will agree on a single candidate in the first round of the election.
“Batkivschyna, UDAR and Svoboda pledge to defeat the anti-Ukrainian
criminal mafia regime of the so-called Yanukovych Family at early or
scheduled presidential elections,” the declaration reads.
The three political forces will constantly coordinate the strategy
and tactics of the election campaign, and adjust the campaign depending
on the changing political situation, according to the declaration.
In addition, the opposition will firmly oppose those presidential
candidates, who, “under the guise of an opposition status,” will take
part in the elections in order to split the vote of those supporting the
opposition.
“Fighting with the regime for political, economic and social rights
of citizens, Batkivschyna, UDAR and Svoboda will act jointly in
parliament and outside it,” the politicians said.
