09 September 2011, 17:15
Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, believes that every person who has the right to elect and to be elected should be obliged to vote at the elections.
V. Lytvyn admits that "there is no ideal election system, and each of them has its pros and cons." "Ukrainian example perfectly illustrates this idea, as we have tried almost all types of election systems", V. Lytvyn stated.
He is convinced that "the law on elections is a remarkable expression of politics, and positions of those political power and parties which may influence adoption of this law and its fundamental principles." According to the Head of the Parliament, the law on elections shall be drafted so that to give people a chance to evaluate their candidates personally, and to authorize the voters to recall the deputies if the latter failed to meet their expectations. Finally, the law shall make all the deputies liable and oblige them to report to the public.
"The society shall appreciate the fact that a recipe of the successful state development is a transparent and responsible power, as well as responsible voters knowledgeable about each of the candidates", V. Lytvyn emphasized. He is convinced that today, when the destiny of the state depends upon people, every person who has the right to elect and to be elected should be obliged to vote at the elections.
"In the present situation, I would put a question on compulsory attendance of elections for the people who have the right to vote, as there should not be reproaches and accusations that the state is being led by wrong people", V. Lytvyn believes. "We should discuss this situation, and only afterwards can we discuss the election system."