▁is ▁this ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁Fil aret ▁and ▁My kh ail ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁council ▁start ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁hours ▁late . ▁Moreover , ▁Bul iga ▁claims ▁that ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁was ▁press ured ▁by ▁Fil aret ▁to ▁support ▁E pi ph any ▁during ▁the ▁council , ▁and ▁Por os hen ko ▁press ured ▁the ▁vot ers ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁E pi ph any . ▁Bul iga ▁indicated ▁that ▁My kh ail ▁was ▁the ▁favorite ▁and ▁that ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁his ▁candid acy , ▁My kh ail ▁still ▁got ▁ 3 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Mik h ay l ' s ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁candid acy ▁was ▁alleg edly ▁done ▁after ▁an ▁inter vention ▁by ▁Fil aret . ▁According ▁to ▁BBC ▁Ukraine , ▁Metropolitan ▁My kh ail ▁of ▁L ut sk ▁and ▁Vol yn ▁with d rew ▁his ▁candid acy ▁during ▁the ▁council ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁vote , ▁which ▁allowed ▁E pi ph any ▁to ▁win ▁against ▁Metropolitan ▁S ime on ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Fil aret ▁later ▁denied ▁My kh ail ▁was ▁black ma iled ▁to ▁withdraw ▁his ▁candid acy , ▁saying ▁My kh ail ▁was ▁only ▁" pers u aded " ▁to ▁withdraw ▁his ▁candid acy ▁"[ i ] n ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁unity ". ▁He ▁also ▁explained ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁" the ▁enemy ▁forces ▁simply ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁[ My kh ail ] ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Church . ▁If