The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc at the first stage of the congress, which took place on Wednesday morning, approved the first ten of its list.

The bloc at the elections is headed by Yulia Tymoshenko, followed by Oleksandr Turchynov, Mykola Tomenko, Vasyl Onopenko and journalist Andriy Shevchenko.

The second five includes Levko Lukyanenko, Hryhoriy Omelchenko, rector of Luhansk National Pedagogical University Vitaliy Kurilo, commander of ground forces Mykola Petruk and mayor of the city of Skvyra Yevhen Suslov.

Shevchenko explained that he is joining BYuT with the goal of building public broadcasting in Ukraine.

"I received a clear proposal from Tymoshenko, who said that she and her political force are ready to stand for public broadcasting and act accordingly in parliament," Shevchenko told Ukrainska Pravda.

During her speech at the congress, Tymoshenko called Shevchenko "a democratic being who can exist only in a democratic society."

"This is a barometer that will give us knowledge about the state of affairs in our team," Tymoshenko said.

Presenting Petruk, Tymoshenko said that during the Orange Revolution he prevented bloodshed.

"When Kuchma and his entourage gave the command to distribute weapons to the internal troops of the MVS and move on Kyiv, I said on the Maidan for women and children to leave, and for only men to remain. After that I went to those generals who were ready to stand up in defense of the people of Ukraine with weapons," Tymoshenko said.

"And this person (Tymoshenko pointed to Petruk) picked up the receiver and called one of the MVS leaders. He said that if the internal troops advance even one kilometer toward the Maidan, 62% of the army across the entire territory of Ukraine will rise to defend the people," she recounted.

In turn, Petruk said from the stage of the inter-party congress that he "listened to the program demands of BYuT and is ready to fulfill them."

Speaking about number 10 on the list, Yevhen Suslov, Tymoshenko said that he is the youngest mayor in Europe. "He headed the city of Skvyra in Kyiv Oblast in 2002 at the age of 20," she said.

She also reported that Yevhen Suslov's parents adopted 21 children.

The BYuT election list will be finally approved during the second stage of the 7th inter-party congress on December 17.