The leader of the Party of Regions parliamentary faction Oleksandr Yefremov claims to have 223 statements of MPs to join the faction.
As Yefremov admitted, he hoped that the Party of Regions will receive more seats than has in fact, thus "today we conduct work to form the majority". "In many ways, it depends on the majority of candidates who have not decided yet," he added.
The leader of the faction, the very first vote in the Verkhovna Rada for the Cabinet formation or a speaker will show what the majority would be.
"Today, we have statements from 223 deputies to join our party. Work is in progress," Yefremov said.
