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CHARTERCHARTER OF MAIDAN VALUES The peaceful, democratic and at the same time extremely stylish and beautiful Orange revolution did not end up during the days of Presidential elections. Free and thoughtful choice was important, first, but far not the last step in the program of democratic changes enabled by the sufferings by millions of Ukrainians. Orange revolution was not a choice of personalities, whom the power was delegated. It was a choice of values on which the New Ukraine was to be built. Millions went out to the streets to stand up not for their mercantile interests, but for the high ideals of Freedom, Democracy, Morality, Justice, and Citizens’ Dignity. The historic choice of Ukrainian nation proves that the rebirth of Ukraine can be achieved first of all by adhering to the values that were expressed in the slogans of Maidan: Freedom ‘FREEDOM CANNOT BE STOPPED!’ Aspiration of citizens to self-realization and self-assertion, to reaching basic human rights may not be limited by any brutal force. The citizens are allowed everything that is not forbidden by the law. The use of force, manipulations, intimidation, violations of law and disrespect of moral norms will not save any government from failure. Because such a power will never be supported by its people. Democracy “TOGETHER WE ARE MANY! WE CANNOT BE OVERCOME!” The people’s will is a source of legitimacy and efficiency of the government’s actions. In case of brutal disrespect of peoples’ will, people have a right to protest. The joint collective action by self-organized citizens, based on the peaceful and non-violent struggle for their rights, cannot be won by the cliques of the usurpers of power. Unification of the efforts of citizens and organizations into the joint political civic platform of cooperation is the guarantee of effective democratic control of those in power and prevention from the possible reemergence of an authoritarian regime. Unity ‘EAST AND WEST – TOGETHER!’ Ukraine is a united country, although its citizens are distinguished through cultural, linguistic, religious, regional and ethnical diversity. The residents of Ukraine are UKRAINIANS, CITIZENS OF ONE STATE notwithstanding their political views, cultural orientations and regional identities. All those who incite to regional (religious, linguistic, ethnic, etc.) split should be condemned by the citizens and prosecuted by law. Rule of Law ‘CRIMINALS – TO JAIL, PROTECTION TO HONEST!’ All political criminals, including the organizers of election fraud, must incur the deserved and irrevocable punishment. The society and government must go through the period of clearance from the previous experience of abandoning the law. Only the genuine clarification will end with a real affirmation of the rule of law as a really functioning and the only possible principle of justice, instead of its manipulation to satisfy the private interests of a few. The facts of stealing of state property and finances have to find the reflection in the court sentences. Criminals may not remain in the power, and the system of governance shouldn’t create new criminals. The government is supposed to act only within its functions and in compliance with the Law. Europeanism ‘EUROPEAN UKRAINE’ Ukraine belongs to the European continent not only in the geographical sense. It is truly European civilization, and even more, it carries a seed of the future Europe, a valuable impulse for the renewing of democracy. Nowadays Ukraine has to assert its European identity, become an integral participant of social, political, and economical processes in Europe. Institutionally this is measured by attaining the membership and active participation in the leading integrative communities at the European and Euro-Atlantic area. This is a way to satisfy the national interests of Ukraine in the strategic perspective. Action ‘WE ARE GOING!’ The control over adherence to the Maidan values is overtaken by the new generation of Ukrainians, whose outlook has been formed in the era of Independence. The generation, which gives all its hopes to self-realization with irrevocability of democratic changes in Ukraine. The Maidan values can only be really settled through the active citizens’ participation in the political and civic life. IT IS TIME TO LIVE AND WORK FOR THE COMMON GOAL! Adopted by the delegates of the Congress of Civic Party PORA 22 August, 2005, Square of Independence
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“Unfortunately, we have to admit today that the gas spat with Russia has created a very complicated situation in Ukraine’s domestic politics and has also affected the country’s international image,” PORA-ROP civic coalition leader Vladyslav Kaskiv stressed, speaking at a roundtable “Ukraine as a Chance for Post-Putin’s Russia.” PORA-ROP [which unites Vladyslav Kaskiv-led PORA civic party and Viktor Pynzenyk-led Reforms and Order party in an election coalition – Ed.] believes that a way-out from the present situation is to take advantage of the forthcoming parliamentary elections and use voter pressure to force presently divided “Orange” parties to re-unite. We must push for the abrogation of the protocol between Ukraine and Russia on gas transit via Ukraine and deliveries of gas to Ukraine as well as reinstate the cabinet,” [Jan. 10 Ukraine’s parliament passed a vote of no-confidence in the cabinet, something, Pres Yushchenko argues, the incumbent parliament had no legal authority to do – Ed.], Vlasdyslav Kaskiv added. 
“Until now the international relations of Ukraine and Russia have been built on interpersonal relations between the presidents of two countries, reflecting the political pattern inside their countries”, - that is the opinion of the Head of International Democracy Institute Sergiy Taran, which he expressed during the international round table “Ukraine as a chance for post-Putin Russia” held by the coalition “PORA-ROP”.
The civic coalition PORA-ROP supports the initiative of the President of Ukraine on the stabilization of the social and political situation in the country.
Today the letter signed by head of the Political Council of the “Our Ukraine” coalition Roman Bezsmertnyy was received at the address of the civic coalition “PORA-ROP”. “The political situation that we have today in the state witnesses of the necessity of the powers that stood for freedom and democracy of Ukraine at Maydan in 2004 uniting”, is said in the letter. This letter is an evidence of the “Our Ukraine’s” support of the initiative the coalition “PORA-ROP” appeared with on January 19. 
On January 20, during the live broadcasting on the ICTV channel, Vladyslav Kaskiv proposed Yulia Tymoshenko to create a coalition concerning the future parliamentary majority already before the elections. The leader of the YTC (the Yulia Tymoshenko Coalition) agreed to this proposal.
The number one on the list of the civic coalition “PORA-ROP” Vitaliy Klychko is convinced that the political power, whose representative he is, will gain from 5 to 7 percent of votes at the upcoming parliamentary elections. He told this yesterday during the chat at the Internet-agency the “Ukrainian Truth”.
The civic coalition “PORA-ROP” initiated signing of the agreement between the democratic political powers in order to make a commitment to create a democratic coalition in the future Parliament already now. This was declared by head of political council of the civic coalition “PORA-Reforms and Order Party” Vladyslav Kaskiv during today’s briefing that took place at the coalition’s headquarters.
The students of Baku, who had announced a hunger strike on December 28 after their expulsion from the universities for political reasons, won a victory in the battle for their rights. Yesterday, on January 19, according to the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan decree, initiators of this action Namig Feyziyev and Turan Aliyev were restored at their higher educational establishments (according to day.az).