13 January 2011, 13:26
Mykola Tomenko: The Laws are being vetoed by the President of Ukraine to demonstrate that Viktor Yanukovych is above the Authorities
According to Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, President´s vetoes on the adopted laws contradict a statement on the alleged seamless cooperation between the President, the Government and the Parliament.
Mykola Tomenko singled out three reasons for the President of Ukraine to have vetoed the laws adopted by the Parliament. Firstly, the President´s Administration and the team that works with the President try to present Viktor Yanukovych not as the authority. "Yanukovych is not the authority, Yanukovych is above the authority, so from time to time he must strongly object to the suggestions of the authority institutes that he had formed earlier," Mykola Tomenko stated.
The clash of interests within the authorities between the financial and regional groups is the second reason. It concerns the administration of business projects. Therefore, several bills on the energy sector and agricultural market were vetoed.
"Law-making hurry of the Government and the parliamentary majority is another problem," the Deputy Chairman stated. He mentioned the situation concerning adoption of the bill on EURO 2012 that was suggested for enactment retroactively, which is a legal absurd.
Mykola Tomenko expects other demonstrative acts of the President due to the unchanged foundations of the three reasons (the attempts to separate V.Yanukovych from the authorities; business and regional conflicts within the authorities and the lack of systemic law-making under a full-fledged procedure and with account for the views of experts and the opposition).