12 November 2010, 15:12
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, believes that it is the Constitutional Majority of the Parliament that should amend the New Electoral Legislation
"No elections have ever been held in compliance with the applicable legislation. I repeatedly called for prohibiting introduction of amendments to the electoral legislation at least one month before the elections", V. Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, stated in the interview to Rada television channel on Friday.
The Head of the Parliament declared that the bill on elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was already being drafted. During the first constituent assembly of the working group set up to improve the electoral legislation, V. Lytvyn suggested that amending of the electoral law after its adoption should be prohibited. "If someone needs implementation of a personal legislative initiative, they should be aware of the fact that it requires at least 300 votes, thus, the ongoing attempts to change the election rules will be stopped", he admitted.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine deems necessary to shape "an acceptable election system." According to V.Lytvyn, Ukraine should return to the majoritarian parliamentary elections, and introduce the mechanism of recalling the deputies if they fail to fulfill their obligations.
According to V. Lytvyn, a mixed election system can become a compromise. However, the Head of the Parliament admitted that its leads to the "inequality" among deputies. A deputy elected according to the majority principle is really working with people, tackling their problems, and considering their needs. On the contrary, a deputy elected by the party list follows the party leader and vote by his order, irrespective of the public needs, V. Lytvyn believes.