On June 21, a press conference was held in Lutsk by the head of the Volyn regional organization of the "People's Union. Our Ukraine" party, Volodymyr Karpuk, and the head of the executive committee, Mykola Buliha. As Mr. Karpuk noted, 317 district and 79 city branches of this political structure have already been created in Ukraine. In total, this is more than 48 thousand people. In Volyn, founding conferences were held in the Lutsk and Kivertsiv district organizations. During the press conference, its participants expressed skepticism about the possibility of blocking with the People's Party of Ukraine, which is represented in the region by parliamentarians Kateryna Vashchuk and Ihor Yeremeyev. Both Volodymyr Karpuk and Mykola Buliha expressed concern about the unification of those political structures that supported the President during the "orange" revolution. Particular alarm for them is caused by the position of the leadership of Rivne region, in particular, the governor, UNP member Vasyl Chervoniy. Volodymyr Karpuk, deputy head of the Volyn regional state administration, quoted Yuriy Yekhanurov, one of the leaders of Yushchenko's party: "We need to raise funds so that in Rivne region 'People's Union. Our Ukraine' does not work in hiding places." But Mr. Karpuk counts on the political wisdom of the participants of the 2006 elections. \n