At the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, there was held a regular meeting of the Preparatory parliamentary group (PPG)
The presiding officer announced the agenda for today's sitting of the group.
Then, the preparatory group approved the general list of committees to be voted on by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, together with their remits. Participants of the meeting also approved the placement procedure for parliamentarians of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IX convocation at the session hall.
The preparatory group agreed the scenario of the solemn sitting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IX convocation, which is to take place on August 29, 2019.
They also confirmed the temporary presidium, a complement of the tally (counting) commission and the list of invited persons.
The parliamentarians decided on the dates of the next group and subgroups’ meetings. The next meeting of the Preparatory parliamentary group is slated for August 27, 10:00 am. The sub-groups shall start their work on August 25 or 26.
The presiding officer Dmytro Razumkov closed the meeting.
? As per the law, political parties to have overcome the five percent barrier are only allowed to delegate their representatives to the said preparatory group, namely:
· The People’s Servant – 17;
· The Opposition Platform – For Life – 3;
· The All-Ukrainian Association “Batkivshchyna (Motherland) – 2;
· The European Solidarity Party – 2;
· The Holos Party – 1.
The Preparatory parliamentary group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the IX convocation was headed by Dmytro Razumkov (The People’s Servant Party), his first deputy – Ruslan Stefanchuk (The People’s Servant Party), and the group secretary – Yaroslav Zhelezniak (The Holos Party).
There were also created two auxiliary sub-groups.
The first sub-group will focus on specialized committees of the parliament of new convocation. It is about the number of the committees, their designations, terms of reference and personnel matters.
The second sub-group will take care of the organization of the solemn plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.