The ideological markers in political-preferences-of-electors determination are not as important now, as 5-8 years ago, and ideological parties are crisis-ridden. We observe gradual expiration of classic leftists and crisis of classic national democracy.

The program instructions make a recipe for Ukrainian political borsch that will be cooked in a coalition pot. Only later we will know whether cooks and populace like this food dish.

There are only five real actors on the present electoral roll. The rest of them are nothing but projects with their programs produced mechanically.

In this election campaign the role of election programs is minimal. There exist important program instructions, which people know regardless of whether they have read the program or listened to the chiefs of parties or blocs. E. g., there is a simple question: “Are you for the West, or for Russia?” It contains an important alternative, which will influence the absolute majority of our electorate.

Parties face many new challenges, and they have to find an answer. Therefore potential survivors will have to find breakthrough political solutions.

On the eve of elections politicians and parties stepped up presentation of their ideas; however, there is nothing new or workable in them.

The situation is nearly hopeless. We proceed to discredit the Verkhovna Rada and idea of parliamentarianism in general. And mostly political parties are to blame. There is no sense fighting for changes, when all novelties are more cynical and rotten?

Our bloc is politically behind the president all the way; it is intended to mobilize resource of the orange team. We realize that our main opponents are the party of regions and revengers urging to get even with their rivals during the 2004 presidential elections.

It seems like top brass is far from contemporaneity and strategic planning. Parties have nothing up their sleeve going for immediate populist solutions or irreal hare-brained schemes.

Today politically-minded citizens identify parties not y their programs, but by social weight and effect on property.

The Viche Party is not only the mouthpiece for middle class and promoter of the new generation of politicians; it understands that the influence of society and NGOs on politics and political processes is in the best interest of Ukraine.

The peculiarity of this electioneering is in prioritization of values and not ideology. Party ideology does not matter be it liberal, social-democratic or any other. The populace prefers real development strategies and not classical ideologies.

The IQ of party headquarters and their permanent analysts is too low to meet strategic challenges ahead.

There is no use discussing party bases, as there are no real parties yet. They will come into being, when there is a chance to compete for party control. Then parties will have a say what they can do at the helm and who will be held responsible.

Currency and Financial Relations of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the NAS of Ukraine It is great that nobody tries and imposes on Ukraine some gobbledygook society; it is an evidence of normality of this country and its ways of integration into the global process.

In Ukraine electors play with politicians; the latter try to make fools of the former, and the former try not to look like fools. I am afraid that’s all our politics is about.

The geopolitical division of parties in Ukraine has no analogy in traditional democracies. Those saying that there exist two parties—pro and contra independence of Ukraine—are right, that is Ukrainian and counter Ukrainian parties.

Taking into account the general strategy of political development of Ukraine, there is a high risk that there will appear political oligarchic network to manage the country with the help of political parties promoted by them. I would say that this is the future of Ukraine.

If there is no parliamentary majority before elections, then this fall people will be ready to adopt new amendments to the Constitution with enhanced authorities of the president.

In Ukraine nobody has made bold enough to tell people: the well-being is possible only after difficult and bitter transformation period. Today it is necessary to spend limited resources not on food, but on development, which may be the only source of due welfare.