Leader of the BYuT faction Yulia Tymoshenko stated that on the night of October 31 to November 1, a state coup practically took place in Ukraine. According to Tymoshenko, what happened at the polling stations is proof of the destruction of democracy in Ukraine. She said this today during the conciliation council of deputy factions and groups, reports a «proUA» correspondent.
In this connection, the «Our Ukraine» and BYuT factions today demanded that the Verkhovna Rada hear information from Central Election Commission head Serhiy Kivalov, Interior Minister Mykola Bilokon, and Prosecutor General Hennadiy Vasyliev regarding the conduct and counting of the results of the Ukrainian presidential election.
Tymoshenko also noted that the «Power of the People» coalition conducted a parallel count of voters' votes. According to which 57.34% gave their votes for Yushchenko, while Yanukovych was supported by only 28%. She emphasized that after a clear advantage for Viktor Yushchenko began to be observed in a number of regions, protocols and ballots began to be destroyed at polling stations. Furthermore, Tymoshenko noted that members of election commissions were forced to refuse to sign original protocols, and instead were given false, pre-prepared protocols to sign. In this connection, according to the BYuT leader, Central Election Commission head Serhiy Kivalov must explain to the Rada on what grounds such actions took place, and why information about voters' voting is still not arriving from some regions of Ukraine.
Tymoshenko emphasized that groups of people traveled throughout Ukraine with absentee ballots. According to her information, each member of such groups received 30 ballots each, thanks to which these people could vote several times – at different locations in Ukraine. She also claims that such actions took place under the cover of Interior Minister Mykola Bilokon. «Bilokon must answer the question of why they (the police – Ed.) became a support for banditry on the ground,» said the BYuT leader.
Tymoshenko also believes that it would be expedient for the Rada to convene an emergency session of parliament already today and discuss all the information about the conduct of the Ukrainian presidential election.