▁dem ocracy ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁sixth ▁Party ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Private ▁Property , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁party ▁decided ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁United ▁Centre . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁party ' s ▁goals ▁were : ▁" ass isting ▁President ▁Vik tor ▁Y ush chen ko ▁to ▁realize ▁its ▁program ▁of ▁actions " ▁and ▁" to ▁un ite ▁Eastern ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁Western ▁Ukraine ". ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁United ▁Centre ▁held ▁the ▁found ing ▁meeting ▁in ▁K iev . ▁On ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁President ial ▁Secret ariat ' s ▁Chief ▁Bal oh a ▁entered ▁the ▁United ▁Centre ▁party . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁United ▁Centre ▁re - elect ed ▁Ver kh ov na ▁R ada ▁deput y ▁I hor ▁K ril ▁of ▁Our ▁Ukraine ▁- ▁People ' s ▁Self - Def ense ▁b loc ▁as ▁its ▁leader . ▁The ▁mer ger ▁of ▁United ▁Center ▁with ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁failed ▁to ▁material ize ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁con gress . ▁Administr ative ▁pressure ▁by ▁govern ors ▁upon ▁state ▁employees ▁to ▁sign ▁up ▁to ▁United ▁Centre ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁on going . ▁Our ▁Ukraine - Pe ople ' s ▁Self - Def ence ▁B loc ▁did ▁comp lain ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁regional ▁branches ▁are ▁being ▁po ached ▁by ▁United ▁Centre . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Social ▁Christian ▁Party ▁merged ▁with ▁United ▁Centre . ▁