Andrii Shkil was supposed to meet with voters inside the Palace of Culture in Monastyryshche city. However, according to the press-service of the united opposition, this yesterday's meeting was banned. In fact, the Chairman of the Palace of Culture was ordered to close it before the MP had arrived. Besides that, they didn't let the MP take microphone to conduct the meeting outside the building. The united opposition assures that the order to forbid conduction of the meeting was received from the Head of Monastyryshche rayon state administration Volodymyr Basanets. The Chairmen of the Palace of Culture Yurii Kudyn informed, the Head of rayon state administration called him and told to close the establishment. Nevertheless, all this didn't stop the meeting from being conducted, but only caused dissatisfaction and negative emotions toward the government.
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