“Leaders of BYUT and NUNS bear responsibility for the two defectors from the coalition, Rybakov and Boot, who ruined the paper-thin majority. But we have to make conclusions: it is crucial to change the election system and have open party rosters,” L. Orobets opined.

NUNS cannot keep their members in check from defecting to other factions. That is why, the coalition exists only in theory, but, in fact, there is no coalition.

L Orobets admitted that lawmaker Ivan Pliushch [one of the past defectors from the coalition] had been approached by coalition leaders to help save the coalition. His answer was that he may do it this time but there is no guarantee that defections won’t continue.

L. Orobets told journalists that talks are under way with V. Lytvyn who prefers to form a new coalition rather than patch up the present narrow majority.

Asked by journalists what her reason was for defecting from NUNS to United Center, Lesya Orobets said, ”According to earlier agreements, all nine NUNS member parties had to merge into a single party on March 1. Since this had not happened, I decided to join the party which promotes new approaches to politics, United Center party.”