On April 30, 2004, in Lutsk, in the premises of the Volyn Regional Drama Theater, a Meeting of Volyn Regional Organizations of Political Parties and Public Organizations was held. The purpose of the meeting was the consolidation of political parties and public organizations of Volyn, their support for the Government's Program, the implementation of Constitutional reform, and the nomination of a single candidate in the 2004 presidential elections. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Volyn Regional Branch of the Party of Regions, the Agrarian Party of Ukraine, the "Democratic Union" party, the organization of the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), the regional organization of the political party "Labor Ukraine," the Liberal Party, the Party of National-Economic Development of Ukraine, the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Volyn Region, and other public organizations of Volyn, representatives of the executive authorities and local self-government bodies. The meeting was chaired by the head of the regional organization of the "Democratic Union" party, deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Syminskyi. According to him, 748 delegates were present at the meeting. First of all, Oleksandr Syminskyi apologized to those present for the inconveniences that arose for those present in order to get into this gathering. Thus, at the entrance to the regional music and drama theater stood a group of young men who allowed only persons with invitations into the gathering. Because of this, the majority of media representatives were unable to get into the meeting. A journalist's ID did not help in this case. "This event is a bone in someone's throat," — this is how Oleksandr Syminskyi explained such strict security measures to those present. A report at the meeting was delivered by the head of the Volyn Regional Branch of the Party of Regions, Ivan Lutsyk; representatives of the APU, SDPU(o), LPU, TU, youth, veterans, and trade unions took part in the discussion. All speakers spoke approvingly regarding the activities of Yanukovych's Government, support for his candidacy in the presidential elections, and the need to complete political reform even before the start of the presidential elections. At the same time, only the leader of the Volyn "esdeks" Anton Kryvytskyi, who is also the mayor of Lutsk, expressed critical remarks toward the activities of Yanukovych's Government, which concerned restrictions on local councils in the budgetary sphere. And a member of "Labor Ukraine" Mykola Ivaniuk in his report stated that the regional organization of the political party "Labor Ukraine" "does not object" to the nomination of Yanukovych as a candidate for President, since the final decision on supporting a particular candidate "Labor Ukraine" will adopt on May 28 at the Congress. At the meeting of the Volyn regional organizations of political parties and public organizations, a Resolution was adopted by the meeting of representatives of political parties and public organizations of Volyn on support for the Program of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the decision of the leaders of deputy groups and factions of the parliamentary majority of the Verkhovna Rada regarding the determination of Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych as their single candidate for President of Ukraine in the 2004 elections. All those present voted for the Resolution, except for one who abstained. An Appeal was also adopted by the participants of the meeting of representatives of political parties and public organizations of the Volyn region to the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine demanding the effective completion of Constitutional reform before the start of the presidential election campaign, and an Appeal to regional organizations of political parties and public associations to all residents of the region with a proposal to join the participants of the meeting in order to jointly defend the national interests of Ukraine and its people. At the end, a press conference for journalists was supposed to take place, however, given that only one journalist remained for the press conference, since not all those willing were able to get into the gathering, it did not take place.