The meeting of the Council of the “Our Ukraine” party has ended, with three issues on its agenda – the election of the Council head, the head of the executive committee, and the party Presidium. The party Council elected Viktor Baloha as Council head; 112 people voted for this decision, 3 against, and 24 abstained. At Baloha's proposal, Roman Bezsmertny was elected head of the executive committee. 160 people voted for this decision, 2 against, and 4 abstained. \n \nPresent at the meeting was the party's honorary head, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, who in his opening remarks stated that “the party is now in an organizational period.” Yushchenko proposed that in 2.5–3 months a congress of “Our Ukraine” be held, which would elect the Council head. He expressed confidence that the party Council head can only be elected at a party congress, and for this purpose changes need to be made to the party Charter. \n \nProposing Baloha's candidacy for party Council head, Viktor Yushchenko noted: “I propose Viktor Baloha as Council head for a period of 2.5–3 months, if he agrees.” Yushchenko also in his opening remarks drew the Council members' attention to the fact that “today we need to move away from personification and talk about principles, and only then at the congress will we arrive at a person, having discussed this issue locally.” \n \nThe party's honorary head proposed holding local forums on the ground, in Ukraine's regions, and giving an assessment of the party's work. “We need to study this issue of the party's condition from the grassroots to the highest echelon,” Yushchenko stated, noting that the congress, which will take place in 3 months, will provide answers to all questions and will become a “new stage” in party life. \n \n