XII congress of the Party of Regions took place in Kiev. The Congress nominated Viktor Yanukovych , the chairman of the faction of Party of Regions in Verkhovna Rada, the leader of a political force, to become a presidential candidate. The decision on the nomination was accepted unanimously.

The congress was attended by delegations from the "United Russia" party, "New Azerbaijan", "Prosperous Armenia", "Centrist Union of Moldova", the Delegation of the Turkish Justice and Development Party, Analitika.at.ua reports.