23 September 2010, 16:55
Mykola Tomenko: ‘The Revolution of Faction-Changers´ is going on in the Parliament with a Demand to prolong the Deputy Authorities till 2015
Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, commented on the fact that the Constitutional Court of Ukraine started to scrutinize the case of the constitutional appeal of 252 People´s Deputies as to Compliance of the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine" of December 8, 2004 No. 2222-IV with the Constitution of Ukraine. Thus, he considers the events development in the Constitutional Court as a political show.
"It does not matter whether the procedure of discussion is open or closed. The resolution has been adopted long ago, i.e. to invalidate introduction of amendments to the Constitution, declaring the applicable Constitution and, actually, the life of Ukraine during the past six years as illegitimate," M.Tomenko stressed.
The Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is concerned about further actions of the authorities. The Deputy Chairman believes that restoration of the presidential-parliamentary model via the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine resolution is most likely. He admitted that surprises could occur, for example, supplementing the text of the Constitution of June 28, 1996 with transitional provisions prolonging the authorities of the acting parliament to the year 2015, and holding simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in 2015. "This demand was shaped as the result of the ‘revolution of faction-changers´ in the Parliament. The absolute majority of the deputies who moved from the BYuT or Our Ukraine to the coalition, understand that they have no chance to become deputies at the elections in 2012," M.Tomenko stated.
The Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supposes it is most intriguing whether the authorities will meet these demands, and what the outcome of the ‘revolution of faction-changers´ might be.