Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, calls for establishing a transparent election system. He made the above-mentioned statement at the Monday´s briefing, asked about the terms of holding the regular elections of the deputies of local councils, village, settlement and city mayors.
"November 2010 is a likely period", provided efficient and responsible work is guaranteed. V.Lytvyn deems necessary to fix the period of authorities of city mayors and deputies, as well as enhance the election system. "If the Electoral Code is adopted at the First Reading, it would benefit the entire country," he stated.
The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine stressed that it would be hard to adopt this resolution at the Parliament, as it changes the election system. "Few deputies are willing to refuse from the effective system, as many of them received the cards with the numbers in ballot lists for the next elections," he emphasized.