▁was ▁ 9 ▁too ▁short ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁United ▁Centre ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁Ver kh ov na ▁R ada . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁local ▁elections ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁a ▁few ▁representative ▁in ▁regional ▁parliament s ▁but ▁achieved ▁a ▁st unning ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Zak arp att ia ▁O blast . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁President ▁Vik tor ▁Yan uk ov ych ▁appointed ▁party ▁leader ▁Vik tor ▁Bal oh a ▁Minister ▁of ▁Emer gen cies ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁from ▁the ▁Ch ern ob yl ▁dis aster ▁. ▁According ▁to ▁Bal oh a ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁mean ▁his ▁party ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁coal ition ▁Government . ▁According ▁to ▁Uk ray in ska ▁P rav da ▁the ▁United ▁Centre ▁deput ies ▁in ▁parliament ▁already ▁quietly ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Reg ions ▁( the ▁main ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Az ar ov ▁Government ). ▁Deput y ▁Les ya ▁O rob ets ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁after ▁Bal oh a ' s ▁appointment ▁because ▁the ▁party ▁never ▁informed ▁her ▁about ▁it . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ukrain ian ▁media ▁Str ong ▁Ukraine ▁party ▁leader ▁Ser hi y ▁Ty h yp ko ▁personally ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁United ▁Centre ▁with ▁Party ▁of ▁Reg ions ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Ukrain ian ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁nation wide ▁proportional ▁party - list ▁system