[Via... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Downwithcapitalism <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 9:06 PM Subject: [downwithcapitalism] FW: Political Instability in Ukraine UNIAN news agency. 2 May 2001. 5,000-strong rally in Donetsk demands revival of Soviet Union; 2,000-strong rally in Eastern city want president out, joining Russia. Comment at bottom. DONETSK A rally of left-wing forces was held in Donetsk on the international day of working solidarity. Donetsk Regional organizations of the All-Ukrainian Trade Union of Workers, the Communist Party of Ukraine, the Socialist Party of Ukraine and the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine took part. Nearly 5,000 people participated. Participants in the rally adopted a statement which was read out by the co-head of the Donetsk Regional Trade Union of Workers, Oleksandr Shapovalov. The document in particular "vigorously condemns political terror, the infringement of rights and freedoms of the working people and the persecution of communist and workers' activists for their political beliefs", and expresses disagreement with the course of social-economic reforms of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma "who has led millions of people to unemployment, poverty and a desperate situation". The statement demands that President Kuchma be ousted following the prime minister; an end to the collapse of industry, the closure of mines and price increases for food, communal services and transport, and an increase in salaries and pensions to the level of the minimum income. The statement ends with the slogan: "Let us revive our Motherland - the Soviet Union!". ................................ LUHANSK About 2,000 people have taken part in a May Day rally of working solidarity in Luhansk, which was prepared by the Regional organizations of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine and the Komsomol. The demonstrators displayed the following slogans: "To liquidate the institute presidency!", "For Ukraine without Kuchma!", and "For union of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia". Participants in the rally adopted a resolution calling for resignation of [Ukrainian] President Leonid Kuchma and for amending the constitution to liquidate the presidency and introduce a parliamentary form of government in Ukraine. <>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<>--<> Note the discrepancy the above reports present when compared to the 'Oppositionist Ukraine Komsomol' statement posted prior. The six signers claim that the communists in power are 'all[ied] with the bonaparte-like Kuchma regime,' yet the demonstrations reported by UNIAN clearly state that the Communist Party of Ukraine, Socialist Party of Ukraine and the Komsomol are demanding the removal of Kuchma. See also http://groups.yahoo.com/group/downwithcapitalism/message/1558 for further confirmation. SPAM TO FOLLOW Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
