02 September 2011, 16:40
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn believes that People´s Deputies shall closely follow the Constitution of Ukraine in respect of personal voting.
He made this statement, answering the question of "UKRINFORM" news agency regarding adoption of the bill on individual voting of the deputies. V.Lytvyn claimed to be a firm supporter of the intention "to ‘chain´ the deputies to their workplaces."
At the same time he supposes that "necessity of passing the resolution to make deputies sit at the session hall during the sessions is an absurdity and a paradox." "It would be easier to attach locks to the workplaces, and give the keys to the deputy chairmen of the Verkhovna Rada who would chain them to their places every morning," V.Lytvyn joked.
According to the Head of the Parliament, adopting the bill on the individual voting of the deputies "is like adopting the law, whereby fish shall swim in the water." V.Lytvyn reminded that under article 84 of the Constitution of Ukraine, deputies shall vote personally, so any other laws on this issue are redundant.
To change the situation, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recommends arranging a transparent election system, and establishing responsibility of the people for their choice, as well as the mechanisms of control over the deputies.