Kaniv Four pick Oleksander Moroz (10/17/99)

Kaniv Four pick Oleksander Moroz

KYIV - As The Weekly was going to press, Interfax-Ukraine reported that the Kaniv Four was now the Kaniv Three, and that the political coalition had decided on Oleksander Moroz as its single presidential candidate.

The report stated that Yevhen Marchuk, the former prime minister and ex-head of the Security Service of Ukraine nominated by a rightist political bloc, would continue his campaign for president independently of the group.

Interfax-Ukraine cited Mr. Moroz's press secretary, Yaroslav Mendus, as saying that Mr. Marchuk would not withdraw his candidacy so as not to lose votes from his right-wing supporters to President Leonid Kuchma. The Kaniv group will continue to lend support to Mr. Marchuk's candidacy, and his organization will continue to cooperate with Kaniv coalition members, added Mr. Mendus.

It was not stated when the Kaniv coalition's other two candidates - Oleksander Tkachenko and Volodymyr Oliinyk - would withdraw their candidacies.

For related story and other election coverage, see pages 4 and 5.

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