On April 3, on the Theater Square of the city of Lutsk, activists of the Volyn regional organization of the youth initiative "Alternative" conducted a public opinion survey to obtain preliminary information regarding the rating of well-known politicians for the position of President of Ukraine. For three hours, Lutsk residents had the opportunity to declare their public position. The list of candidates indicated in the ballot contained 12 representatives of various political forces. The other two items - "Your candidate" and "I do not support any." As noted by the deputy coordinator of the VOOMI "Alternative" Ihor Kulyk, "this event was initiated in order to find out whom Lutsk residents want to see as President of Ukraine, which of the presented personalities will enter the top five leaders and whom else they will propose to add to the list on the ballot. I think every resident of the city is interested in this question." As reported by the press service of VOOMI "Alternative," the most votes were received by Viktor Yushchenko ("Our Ukraine" Bloc) and Yulia Tymoshenko ("Batkivshchyna" party). Oleksandr Moroz (Socialist Party of Ukraine) received 2.15 percent, Petro Symonenko (Communist Party of Ukraine) - 1.93%, Heorhiy Kirpa (Minister of Transport) - 1.79%, Nataliya Vitrenko (Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine) - 1.57%, Viktor Yanukovych (Prime Minister of Ukraine, Party of Regions) - 1.5%, Nataliya Vitrenko (Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine) - 1.57%. The remaining candidates (Vitaliy Kononov, Leonid Kuchma, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Viktor Medvedchuk, Serhiy Tihipko) received less than one percent of the votes. Among the candidates proposed by the "voters" - Lutsk residents, the most well-known personality is Volodymyr Yavorivsky. Do not support any candidate for President of Ukraine - 0.64%. In total, 446 citizens aged 18 and older took part in the "preliminary voting." According to the organizers, a similar event is planned to be held in a month, when the pre-election race will begin officially, and to compare the results of the Volyn residents' expression of will.