Activists of the "orange revolution" created a new party – the People's Union "Ukrainians". The founding congress was held in Kyiv on Saturday, UNIAN reports. The venue for the congress was the "Ukrainian House", where the opposition headquarters was located during the days of mass protest actions against the results of the second round of the presidential elections. The initiators of the party's creation were those who "from the first to the last day were at the epicenter of revolutionary events, possess political and organizational experience and strive to build the country's life in a new way in a nationwide union of all Ukrainians," according to a press release distributed at the congress.
Andriy Parubiy, who was the commandant of the "Ukrainian House", was elected as the party's leader. The party's main goal is "to preserve and expand the achievements of the 'orange revolution', to direct its potential toward deepening the processes of social and economic development, strengthening people's power and national unity".