Imminent merger of Poroshenko's and Klitschko's parties
Name to be revealed after local elections
28 August, 15:59(ANSA) - MOSCOW - The party led by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the Udar, political movement led by former boxing champion and current Kiev mayor, Vitali Klitschko, will merge today into a single political force. The announcement was made by Igor Kononenko, 'number two' within Poroshenko's bloc. Today Klitschko was officially appointed general secretary of the party led by the pro-Western Poroshenko, replacing Yuri Lutsenko. The name of the new political entity will be revealed after the local elections set for 25 October. (ANSA).