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Ukrainians say good health is best present for New Year.
KIEV, December 27 (Itar-Tass) - Most Ukrainians believe that good
health is the best present for New Year.
Health is much more valuable than any luxury items, Olga Balakireva
from the Ukrainian Institute for Social Research, said citing the public
opinion survey conducted on December 11-18.
Eighteen percent of the 10,423 respondents aged above 18 years say
they would like to get money as a present from Santa, 8 percent dream of a
new car and another 7 percent want to get household appliances or
perfumery products. Five percent of those polled hope for new stylish
clothing or footwear.
Sociologists were bewildered by a reply of their hundredth respondent
who said he would like "to have a normal, honest and good president for
his country." Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for January 17.
Most of the respondents (40 percent) believe that the financial
situation of their family will not change, while 26 percent of Ukrainian
pin hopes on the improvement of their living standards. Nine percent of
those polled fear worsening of their life.
Over 70 percent of Ukrainians will welcome the New Year with their
families, while 14 percent will go to their friends' parties. A mere 0.3
percent of the respondents plan to go abroad during these days.
The survey embraced all regions of the country.
.Fire at Moscow's instrument plant put out, no casualties reported.
MOSCOW, December 27 (Itar-Tass) - The fire at a warehouse of Kalibr
instrument plant in Moscow's northeast was put out, no casualties have
been reported, a source at the Moscow city emergencies department told
Itar-Tass on Sunday.
Earlier, spokesman for the capital's emergencies department, Yevgeny
Bobylev, said a fire alert message was received at 00.05 Moscow time.
"A warehouse at the plant's territory caught fire. The fire area
totals about 400 square meters," Bobylev said.
Fourteen fire fighting units worked on the site. Six people were
evacuated.
.Uzbekistan holds elections to lower house of parliament.
TASHKENT, December 27 (Itar-Tass) - Uzbekistan will hold elections to
the lower house of parliament aw well as to legislatures of regions,
districts and towns on Sunday.
Much attention has focused on the parliamentary elections that are
considered in the Central Asian republic an important political even of
the outgoing year.
"These elections will be another exam for social and political culture
of the population and will demonstrate the level of civil consciousness.
This will be a test for the adoption of the principles of freedom of
speech and freedom of choice in our life," said Uzbek President Islam
Karimov. "These elections should contribute to further strengthening of
the multi-party system in the republic's political life."
"We will hold the upcoming elections at a proper level and will once
again demonstrate our political maturity to the world community, because
modern Uzbekistan and its people is not the state and society it was in
the past," he said.
The chairman of the Uzbek central election commission, Mirza-Ulugbek
Abdusalomov assured that any attempts to interfere into the election
campaign "will be strongly prevented and the relevant measures will be
taken in compliance with the effective legislation."
Uzbekistan's election campaign that started on September 22 has
certain innovations. Under the amended election legislation, the number of
seats in the lower house was increased from 120 to 150. Of them 135
parliamentarians will be elected by territorial electoral districts on a
multi-party system. The remaining fifteen parliamentarians will be elected
from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan by its supreme body -
conference that will take place on Sunday.
Uzbekistan's central election commission initially registered 517
candidates nominated by from the Social-Democratic Party Adolat (Justice),
the Democratic Party Milli Tiklanish (National Revival), the Movement of
Entrepreneurs and Business People - Liberal-Democratic Party and the
People's Democratic Party. Eleven candidates withdrew from the race during
the election campaign. Thus, 506 candidates will compete for 135 seats in
the lower house.
Over 630 journalists of local and foreign media will cover the
election.
The central election commission registered over 270 observers from 36
countries and missions of four international organizations - the OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the CIS Executive
Committee, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Organization of
the Islamic Conference.
"In general, we have a feeling that the election process is organized
at a high level not only in the centre, but also in the regions," said
Sergei Lebedev, the chairman of the CIS executive Committee.
He noted that Uzbekistan had done much to hold the democratic
elections, which was proved by recent amendments to the election
legislation aimed at ensuring freedom of expression.
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health is the best present for New Year.
Health is much more valuable than any luxury items, Olga Balakireva
from the Ukrainian Institute for Social Research, said citing the public
opinion survey conducted on December 11-18.
Eighteen percent of the 10,423 respondents aged above 18 years say
they would like to get money as a present from Santa, 8 percent dream of a
new car and another 7 percent want to get household appliances or
perfumery products. Five percent of those polled hope for new stylish
clothing or footwear.
Sociologists were bewildered by a reply of their hundredth respondent
who said he would like "to have a normal, honest and good president for
his country." Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for January 17.
Most of the respondents (40 percent) believe that the financial
situation of their family will not change, while 26 percent of Ukrainian
pin hopes on the improvement of their living standards. Nine percent of
those polled fear worsening of their life.
Over 70 percent of Ukrainians will welcome the New Year with their
families, while 14 percent will go to their friends' parties. A mere 0.3
percent of the respondents plan to go abroad during these days.
The survey embraced all regions of the country.
.Fire at Moscow's instrument plant put out, no casualties reported.
MOSCOW, December 27 (Itar-Tass) - The fire at a warehouse of Kalibr
instrument plant in Moscow's northeast was put out, no casualties have
been reported, a source at the Moscow city emergencies department told
Itar-Tass on Sunday.
Earlier, spokesman for the capital's emergencies department, Yevgeny
Bobylev, said a fire alert message was received at 00.05 Moscow time.
"A warehouse at the plant's territory caught fire. The fire area
totals about 400 square meters," Bobylev said.
Fourteen fire fighting units worked on the site. Six people were
evacuated.
.Uzbekistan holds elections to lower house of parliament.
TASHKENT, December 27 (Itar-Tass) - Uzbekistan will hold elections to
the lower house of parliament aw well as to legislatures of regions,
districts and towns on Sunday.
Much attention has focused on the parliamentary elections that are
considered in the Central Asian republic an important political even of
the outgoing year.
"These elections will be another exam for social and political culture
of the population and will demonstrate the level of civil consciousness.
This will be a test for the adoption of the principles of freedom of
speech and freedom of choice in our life," said Uzbek President Islam
Karimov. "These elections should contribute to further strengthening of
the multi-party system in the republic's political life."
"We will hold the upcoming elections at a proper level and will once
again demonstrate our political maturity to the world community, because
modern Uzbekistan and its people is not the state and society it was in
the past," he said.
The chairman of the Uzbek central election commission, Mirza-Ulugbek
Abdusalomov assured that any attempts to interfere into the election
campaign "will be strongly prevented and the relevant measures will be
taken in compliance with the effective legislation."
Uzbekistan's election campaign that started on September 22 has
certain innovations. Under the amended election legislation, the number of
seats in the lower house was increased from 120 to 150. Of them 135
parliamentarians will be elected by territorial electoral districts on a
multi-party system. The remaining fifteen parliamentarians will be elected
from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan by its supreme body -
conference that will take place on Sunday.
Uzbekistan's central election commission initially registered 517
candidates nominated by from the Social-Democratic Party Adolat (Justice),
the Democratic Party Milli Tiklanish (National Revival), the Movement of
Entrepreneurs and Business People - Liberal-Democratic Party and the
People's Democratic Party. Eleven candidates withdrew from the race during
the election campaign. Thus, 506 candidates will compete for 135 seats in
the lower house.
Over 630 journalists of local and foreign media will cover the
election.
The central election commission registered over 270 observers from 36
countries and missions of four international organizations - the OSCE
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the CIS Executive
Committee, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Organization of
the Islamic Conference.
"In general, we have a feeling that the election process is organized
at a high level not only in the centre, but also in the regions," said
Sergei Lebedev, the chairman of the CIS executive Committee.
He noted that Uzbekistan had done much to hold the democratic
elections, which was proved by recent amendments to the election
legislation aimed at ensuring freedom of expression.
-0-isk/
