Leader of the Batkivschyna faction Yulia Tymoshenko has met with Secretary General of the European People's Party (EPP) Antonio Lopez-Isturiz, the press service of the Batkivschyna faction said on Wednesday.

"The parties discussed the current political situation in Ukraine and issues related to the conduct of elections of heads and deputies to the merged territorial communities that took place on October 29, 2017," the statement reads.

During the meeting, Tymoshenko stressed that her party won an unchallenged victory in these elections, despite a significant increase in pressure on candidates from opposition parties, leaders of local party organizations and a huge deterioration of the situation with freedom of speech in Ukraine.

"This is a real sociological study that recorded the indisputable leadership of the Batkivschyna," she said.

For his part, the EPP General Secretary Antonio Lopez-Isturiz congratulated Tymoshenko on the high level of support for her political power in Ukraine and expressed deep concern about the pressure on the opposition.

"I am very pleased that your party, which belongs to the most powerful political family of the EPP, has the greatest support among Ukrainians, while we strongly condemn any attempts to exert pressure on opposition candidates during the elections," he said.

The press service of the Batkivschyna noted that Yulia Tymoshenko and Hryhoriy Nemyria went on a working visit to Brussels on November 22-23 to meet with the leaders of the parties of the European People's Party that will be held in preparation for the Eastern Partnership summit of the European Union.