At the same time he was satisfied that 17 regional conferences of SDPU (u) unanimously supported the decision to be in opposition to the power. Medvedchuk admitted that "we get used to be in opposition" and "do not have time to criticize the power".
March, 4 on XVII conference of Dnepropetrovsky district organization of SDPU (u) Victor Medvedchuk declared that "Ukrainian Social Democrats did not have another alternative except for a switch to democratic opposition and active political struggle".
