At the beginning of the Conciliation Board on June 18, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy reminded the audience that this week the parliament is to continue consideration of the Electoral Code. The dignitary voiced his confidence that the Electoral Code is the best system of elections to date. "After all, citizens of Ukraine will be able to vote not only for political forces, but also independently determine which of the candidates may sit in the parliament representing the citizens’ interests," explained the head of parliament, adding: "In fact, we can now combine both a party structure with party leanings".
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada informed that to complete the consideration of the draft Electoral Code, the parliament has to handle some 4,000 amendments.
Andriy Parubiy also opened his mind on the change in owners of the Ukrainian TV channel "ZIK". "It grieved me to learn that Putin's best friend has become the owner of another all-Ukrainian TV channel," commented the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.