28 October 2010, 09:00
On Wednesday, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, took part in the program "Pravda z Vitaliem Portnikovym" ("The Truth with Vitalii Portnikov") on TVi channel. He declared, "Due to the most diligent governors, the party in power is called the party of fake ballots on the local elections."
"The governors of Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Cherkasy and other regions have lately presented unbelievable figures in favour of the Party of Regions in their interviews and speeches. They predict the election returns at the rate of 70-90% in favor of their candidates", M. Tomenko stated. "Those governors have definitely issued the orders to the heads of the regional administrations, the latter to their subordinate, and so on", he admitted.
The Deputy Chairman believes that extra ballot papers were published or spoilt due to the organization of the election campaign with the alleged fantastic results and factitious ratings of the Party of Regions. However, M. Tomenko emphasised, "Whatever election returns we receive, whatever is declared by the opposition and international experts, the people have already assessed the elections as non-democratic and unfair."