Архiв

Tyahnybok to run for presidency

The Ukrainian Association Svoboda (Liberty) will nominate its leader Oleh Tyahnybok for the post of Ukraine's president at upcoming elections. A respective decision will be taken at the association's electoral congress, which will be held after the start of the election campaign is announced, the association's press service reported, according to Ukrinform.

Five hundred delegates unanimously backed this proposal at the 20th congress of the association in Kyiv on May 24. The participants in the congress analyzed the political situation in Ukraine, and discussed the association's preparations for presidential and possible early local elections.

Tyahnybok decided to run for the presidency after his association's victory at early elections to Ternopil Regional Council in mid March this year.