Nataliya Vitrenko

Nataliya Vitrenko was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine , which she has chaired since 1996. In the 2002 parliamentary elections her party won 3.22% of the votes. Presidential candidate in 1999, when she won 11% of the votes to finish in 4th place. She is a consistent opponent of euro integration and speaks in support of union of Slavic countries (Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus). Her election program is strongly critical of economic reforms. She speaks against collaboration with the International Monetary Fund. She claims that she knows how to make Ukraine independent from foreign energy resources. If elected, she promises to cancel land trade operations, to prevent Ukraine from entering NATO and European Union. She also promises to make Ukrainian budget 6 times larger in 4 years.