▁who ▁were ▁not ▁present . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁discussion ▁at ▁the ▁Council ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁to ▁accept ▁these ▁votes ▁in ▁absent ia , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁impossible . ▁Those ▁votes ▁were ▁not ▁counted ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December , ▁, ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁dissol ved ▁U OC - K P , ▁declared ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁by ▁Fil aret ▁to ▁withdraw ▁his ▁candid acy ▁from ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁According ▁to ▁My kh ail , ▁Fil aret ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁was ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁two ▁candidate , ▁both ▁of ▁those ▁candidates ▁might ▁lose ▁the ▁election ▁at ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁Fil aret ▁therefore ▁threatened ▁that ▁if ▁My kh ail ▁did ▁not ▁with d rew ▁his ▁candid acy ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council , ▁Fil aret ▁would ▁not ▁sign ▁the ▁paper ▁of ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁and ▁Fil aret ▁would ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁My kh ail ▁with d rew ▁his ▁candid acy ▁as ▁he ▁perce ived ▁this ▁decision ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁for ▁the ▁O C U . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December , ▁a ▁similar ▁account ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁by ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁My kh ail , ▁deput y ▁My k ola ▁Bul iga , ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁as ▁a ▁la ity . ▁According ▁to ▁Bul iga , ▁it