Alexandr Rzhavsky

Alexander Rzhavsky, the Head of the All-Ukrainian Political Association "The United Motherland", the candidate for the President at the press-conference in UNIAN (Thursday, August 5, 1999, Kyiv). A.Rzhavsky, whom the Central Election Committee (CEC) refused in registration, declared that he had send the appeal to the Ukrainian President and representatives of the other countries with the information about the interference of the power structures in the election process. He drew attention on the fact, that in the course of signatures registration in the regions where were gathered not more than 30 thousands of signatures, the percentage of the invalid signatures made up - 25%, while there, where were gathered 60 thusands of signature - 30%. He also noted, that in some regions that percentage reached 91%. Rzhavsky expressed the hope that the Supreme Court will satisfy the suit of the All-Ukrainian Political Association "The United Motherland" and disaffirm the CEC decision. Photo by Dmitry Gavrish/ UNIAN