From now on, the Volyn regional branch of the Party of Regions is moving into opposition to state authorities regarding the latter's actions that do not comply with the norms of the Constitution and current legislation of Ukraine, worsen the economic situation, social protection of the population, and restrict the rights and freedoms of citizens. This statement was made today at a press conference involving the leadership of the regional party branch. According to the head of the Volyn regional branch of the Party of Regions, Anatoliy Horbatiuk, today there is a process of unlawful persecution of Volyn residents on political grounds, lack of transparency in decisions by authorities at all levels, and closed-door personnel reshuffles. As he noted, at present the region is undergoing reorganization of structural subdivisions of government by pushing out those individuals who were in the coalition in support of Viktor Yanukovych. "We demand that V. N. Bondar not violate current legislation of Ukraine by combining the performance of the duties of a people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with simultaneously holding the position of head of the regional state administration," the statement says. As for the current situation regarding the number of members of the regional party branch, as Mr. Horbatiuk noted, at present there is a certain outflow of "PR" members (more than 300 party members have left). The motivation of the latter is political pressure. The total number of members of the Volyn regional organization of the "Party of Regions" is 3,000 people. Also, as the Volyn "regional members" noted, the regional party branch is beginning the formation of a public regional administration — a permanent body for monitoring the actions of authorities and informing the population about them.