A rally of democratic forces, with the participation of people's deputies of Ukraine, members of the factions "Our Ukraine," the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, non-factional deputies, deputies of the Volyn Regional Council, and representatives of political parties took place on Sunday in Lutsk. The main goal of the event is to appeal to political leaders with a request to unite, because "the opposition can no longer live and work like this." In the address of the political parties of Volyn it is stated: "recent events convince us that Ukraine is on the verge of legalizing an undisguised dictatorship of clan-criminal forces, there is a threat of loss of national sovereignty, social explosion, a outbreak with new force of genocide of the nation, entrenchment of the communist-oligarchic regime that hangs over Ukraine in connection with the possible defeat of the opposition forces in the presidential elections, the possible carrying out of Kuchma's political reform, the prospect of the collapse of the state and its transformation into a 'banana republic.' The actions of the authorities are expressed in the discrediting of opposition leaders in the media, numerous slanders and deception of the Ukrainian people, political persecutions, the threat of disruption or falsification of elections. All this convinces of the necessity of an urgent unification of efforts of all constructive pro-Ukrainian forces in order to prevent catastrophic, destructive, irreversible processes in the state. We convincingly call on political leaders to cast aside ambitions and unite, in order to defeat the evil that has stood in the way of a dignified life for Ukrainians." Thus the Volyn opposition expressed its protest against the actions taking place in Ukraine. In his speech, people's deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar noted that "today's authorities are doing everything to turn the state into an appendage of the East or the West. The authorities are working to stay near the trough, to continue robbing Ukraine. Because this authority knows no other method of governance." According to the head of the regional representation of the "Our Ukraine" bloc, the authorities continue to fool the people through the so-called constitutional and pension reforms, which have not brought the expected result. "The expectations of citizens are not being realized, so that bandits and oligarchs no longer come to power, and as a result of the political reform promised by the authorities, the bandit criminal essence of this authority will remain," Volodymyr Bondar is convinced. As an example, the people's deputy cited the criminal activity of the Volyn authorities. "The basis of their rule is criminal norms and 'concepts' that are today being introduced by the President of Ukraine and his entourage. They ignore the laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, ignore the Constitution, do everything to stay in power," states Volodymyr Bondar. Under these conditions there can be only one answer to this authority — the harsh opposition of the people of Ukraine. We must all take hands together and tell this authority where its place is, and its place is on the trash heap of history. Because it has brought its own people to impoverishment. And one cannot joke with the people, no one has the right to mock their own people, who are the source of power." Volodymyr Bondar called on the rally participants not to believe the media, which say that the opposition forces are not together. "We are together. We have different views, but we have a basic value — those who are in power today must be condemned for the crimes they have committed against the people of Ukraine. They will answer when there is a people's president in Ukraine. We will unite around a single figure who has both the moral and legal right to become the head of state. Then both the authorities will be Ukrainian, and the people will feel themselves to be the people of a great state."