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Assessing the tendencies occurring in parliament, Borys Tarasyuk noted: "The pro-government majority, which was forcibly assembled, is falling apart. This process will continue to gain strength. De facto, a majority in the Verkhovna Rada no longer exists.

The reason, according to him, is blackmail and the threat of physical destruction of him personally and members of his family. This is not an easy decision, said Mr. Nuser, but it is the only correct one, since the main thing for me is socio-political stability. Mr.

People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar took part in a meeting of the Lutsk Press Club of Market Reforms, where the topic "The Importance of Exit Polls for Ensuring Transparency and Openness of Elections" was discussed.
The working group has been tasked with developing a single agreed-upon version of amendments to the Constitution on the basis of the political reform bills already registered in parliament. The head of the working group is Vice-Speaker, Communist Adam Martyniuk.

In Mukachevo, a representative of the coalition of public organizations of Ukraine "Freedom of Choice," which was monitoring the fairness of the city mayor's elections, has been arrested on suspicion of storing explosives.
At the end of May, a working visit by Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych is anticipated. This was reported by the press service of the Volyn Regional State Administration.
To stop the "Our Ukraine" action "Yes to welfare! No to dictatorship!" in Volyn, unknown perpetrators on Thursday poured an "unidentified substance with a repulsive smell" on the activists' tent. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the regional branch of the Our Ukraine bloc.
After yesterday's unsuccessful attempt to stop the action "Yes to welfare! No to dictatorship!" through court, Volyn authorities found no other arguments than to hire a thug who poured an unidentified substance with a repulsive smell over the tent with the symbols of "Tak! Yushchenko".
Today, judge of the Lutsk City and District Court Lolita Ivasyuta announced a decision refusing to satisfy the complaint of the Lutsk city executive committee regarding the restriction of the action "Yes to well-being! No to dictatorship!
The team of the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Anatoliy Frantsuz, must ensure the conduct of elections in Volyn according to the scenario of the elections in Mukachevo, stated the head of the Lutsk city organization of the All-Ukrainian Association "Svoboda," Ruslan Tymoshchuk, on May 16 during a…