Tomenko believes that the elections will be won by BYuT and the Party of Regions. It is unknown into which of the mentioned structures he 'poured' his native PRP

For former Vice Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, the fact that BYuT will take first place in the 2006 parliamentary elections is obvious. Tomenko stated this on Monday at a press conference.

According to Tomenko, the Party of "Regions of Ukraine" will take second place, and four political forces are contending for third place – the People's Party, the CPU, the SPU, and NSNU. "The struggle for third place will be very fierce," noted Tomenko. "If BYuT does not take first place, I will write a statement that I do not want to be a deputy," said Tomenko.

He also noted that today a meeting was held at Tymoshenko's [office] at which issues regarding the political crisis in Ukraine were discussed. At the same time, he noted that it was a traditional meeting and Oleksandr Zinchenko was present at it. "We are now debating what the form of the party list should be," he said.

Mykola Tomenko also predicts that the leader of the PRP, Viktor Pynzenyk, will leave its ranks if he agrees to work in the Cabinet of Ministers that is currently being formed.