▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁pres id ium ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁Our ▁Ukraine ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁team ▁up ▁with ▁any ▁other ▁party ▁then ▁the ▁Our ▁Ukraine – Pe ople ' s ▁Self - Def ense ▁B loc ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁snap ▁parliament ary ▁poll ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁team ing ▁up ▁with ▁United ▁Centre ▁" im possible ". ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁Centre ▁leader ▁I hor ▁K ril ▁said ▁the ▁party ▁will ▁particip ate ▁independently ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁" fully ▁support ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁Our ▁Ukraine - Pe ople ' s ▁Self - Def ense ▁B loc , ▁as ▁it ▁exists ▁now , ▁is ▁not ▁real istic ▁or ▁effective . ▁Every ▁political ▁force ▁should ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁their ▁actions ▁before ▁the ▁elect or ate ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁UN I AN , ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Union ▁Our ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁United ▁Centre ▁parties ▁was ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁un ifying ▁con gress ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁party ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁move . ▁However ▁nothing ▁like ▁this ▁happened . ▁ ▁After ▁Vik tor ▁Bal oh a ▁res igned ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁he ▁claimed ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁this ▁post ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁totally ▁against ▁President ▁Y ush chen ko