Ivan Pliushch, Valeryi Pustovoitenko and Evgenyi Kushnariev

From the right to the left: Ivan Pliushch, the member of the Political Executive Committee of the National Democratic Party (NDP), the VR (Parliament) Speaker, Valeryi Pustovoitenko, the NDP Chairman, and Evgenyi Kushnariev, the NDP first Deputy Chairman vote in the Presidium of the V NDP Congress, in Kyiv, on Saturday, April 22, 2000. The Congress passed the new redaction of the Party program and confirmed the Conception of the NDP reorganization for 2002-2004. For the present, the NDP consolidated around itself - the All-Ukrainian Association of Democratic Forces "Zlahoda", the Democratic Association "Novaya Ukraina" (New Ukraine), the bloc of parties "Our Choice - Leonid Kuchma", and others. The NDP numbers 91 thousands 315 members. Photo by Alexander Sinitsa/ UNIAN