Olena Bondarenko,
36 , Party of Regions faction lawmaker
“Because the people and the party trust me. No one is preventing others from competing with us. But to generate people’s support much needs to be done.”
Andriy Pinchuk,
32, Party of Regions faction lawmaker
“With which parliament were people not ever disappointed? It’s like every new wife is worse than a previous one. (I’m running because) there are a lot of plans and tasks that need to be done. And in particular, I am running for parliament with the (political) force that has a plan for the country’s development for the next five years.”
Andriy Shkil,
49, Batkivshchyna-Block of Yulia Tymoshenko faction
“I think that the longer a lawmaker works, the more qualified they get. Unlike others, I’m actually working in parliament. And I think that there should be more lawmakers like me.
Oleh Lyashko,
39, independent lawmaker
“I lead a team into parliament from my Radical Party that does not include lawmakers or civil servants. I want to bring only new people to parliament. I am not old and I have not had an opportunity to show my worth in parliament.”
Yevhen Tsarkov,
37, Communist Party of Ukraine faction lawmaker
“If voters are tired of seeing someone’s face or if some lawmaker failed to meet their expectations, it’s their right not to vote for that person or party. I do not have optimism regarding the possible consequences of electing new lawmakers into parliament. I think no one can tell that in my voting I stepped away from my party’s program.”
