TV debate between presidential candidates: 1991

TV debate between presidential candidates: 1991

1991, 85 min

Kyiv, November 1991, program “Studio on December 1”. The hosts: Hosts Viktor Pasak and Yuriy Shkarlat.

The video shows a televised debate between presidential candidates in Ukraine. Participants: Volodymyr Hrynev, Leonid Kravchuk, Levko Lukyanenko, Leopold Taburyansky, Vyacheslav Chornovil, and Ihor Yukhnovsky.

The candidates answer the following questions: what are the most difficult problems for the future president; what will they rely on when implementing reforms; what will be the first presidential decree; how do they see their relations with the legislative and executive branches of government; what measures will they take to improve the critical situation with food; will we lose some of the material property of the Soviet Union; the problem of the president's relations with the autonomy of Crimea; and the candidates' answers to questions from the audience.