Participants of the rally of the "Batkivshchyna" All-Ukrainian Union, which took place on September 18 in Lutsk, believe that "no traditions of Kuchmism have receded into the past," and that "the resignation of the government headed by Yulia Tymoshenko became the greatest defeat of democratic and patriotic forces, of the entire people who won victory over the Kuchmism regime." This is stated in the final resolution of the rally, – reported on September 19 by the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
"The resignation of the government headed by Yulia Tymoshenko became the greatest defeat of democratic and patriotic forces and parties, of the entire people who won victory over the Kuchmism regime...," says the resolution of the rally, which gathered more than two thousand supporters of "Batkivshchyna" in Lutsk.
"We all fought for this victory not for the President and his entourage, but for the entire people... However, despite public statements about the separation of business from power, equality of all before the law, we see that no traditions of Kuchmism have receded into the past, corruption is again flourishing in full bloom, manifestations of which are visible to all citizens of the state...," stated the rally participants.
"We call on President Yushchenko to act like a man, as he has repeatedly promised, to be the first to meet Yulia Tymoshenko halfway and extend a hand of reconciliation for the sake of affirming the ideals of the Orange Revolution, the values and spirit of the Maidan," the rally participants address the President of Ukraine.