The Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv has obligated the Ministry of Justice to adopt a decision on the registration of the political party "Pora," dated before March 24, 2005, to enable participation in the 2006 Verkhovna Rada elections. This was stated on Wednesday at a press conference by representatives of "Pora," according to "Ukrainian News."\n\n"Today at 9:30 in the morning, an entire saga came to an end," Vladyslav Kaskiv, a member of "Pora's" political council, told journalists.\n\nAccording to the head of the party's secretariat, Yaroslav Poharskyi, the court's wording is clear and unambiguous. "To adopt a decision dated before March 24 and to make changes to the registration certificate of the party," said Poharskyi.\n\nIn addition, the court recognized as unlawful the Ministry of Justice's inaction regarding the application for "Pora's" registration.\n\nKaskiv reported that he and his fellow party members had no doubts about their victory and are now ready to participate in the 2006 Verkhovna Rada elections. At the same time, he emphasized that elections for the party are not a goal but a means to convey its ideals and realize them in society. Since, in his opinion, there is currently no certainty in Ukraine's political field, "Pora" has not yet definitively decided how it will participate in the elections and is postponing the resolution of this issue until October.\n\nKaskiv noted that all events surrounding "Pora's" registration had a political character.\n\nRecall that the Ministry of Justice registered the "Pora" party on June 1. "Pora" is the 127th party on the Ministry of Justice's list.\n\nEarlier, the Ministry of Justice refused to register the political party "Pora," after which "Pora" launched a campaign demanding the resignation of Justice Minister Roman Zvarych. The Ministry of Justice's press service reported that, based on the results of both verifications of signatures in support of the party's registration, only 1,135 citizens confirmed their signatures, which constitutes 44.7% of the 2,539 signatures checked. Party representatives claim that to verify signatures, the Ministry of Justice called most of those who signed at their home phone numbers during working hours, when people were at work rather than at home. Thus, the party considers the refusal of registration unfounded.\n\nEarlier, "Pora" intended to demand registration from the Ministry of Justice by March 26, i.e., by the final registration deadline that allows a party to participate in Verkhovna Rada elections.\n\nAccording to current legislation, parties registered no later than 365 days before the elections may participate in the Rada elections in March 2006.\n\nThe regular Rada elections are scheduled for March 26, 2006.