Today, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, reported on the resolution adopted by the Council of Opposition. 15 opposition parties attended the Council. M. Tomenko emphasised that "taking into the account the fact that the authorities are following the doctrine that returned us back to December 8, 2004 and the Minister of Justice promulgated the text of the Constitution that was applicable from June 28, 1996 till December 8, 2004, the opposition resolved to consolidate its actions."
M. Tomenko announced that 10 out of 15 parties present at the meeting of the Council of Opposition passed the decision on common actions of opposition parties. He read out its principal items.
"First of all, if we are supposed to act pursuant to a ‘new-old´ Constitution, we will insist that the scheduled elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine be held on March 27, 2011", M. Tomenko informed. "Furthermore, the President was elected pursuant to the Constitution other than is now applicable", he stated and added that the presidential elections will obviously be held on March 27, 2011. Moreover, the Deputy Chairman reminded that the necessity of holding simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections had been widely discussed.
"Secondly, we suggest dismissing the personnel of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, electing new judges," M. Tomenko declared. "The acting Constitutional Court took the first place in the history of Constitutional Courts by absurdity and lack of motivation, as its resolution recognized the past 6 years of life of the Ukrainian state and Ukrainian people as unconstitutional", the Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine emphasised.
Finally, M. Tomenko drew attention to a complicated situation with the local elections. He announced that the Council of Opposition resolved to coordinate its activity in part of the elections returns protection.
"The fourth item concerns consolidated actions in the Parliament", M. Tomenko declared. "None of the opposition parties objects against the consolidation and common activity in the Parliament in view of the present situation in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine", Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stressed.