07 September 2012, 14:27
Despite the forthcoming elections, the Parliament is functioning. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn said this answering the questions from Rada TV Channel on Friday.
According to him, the changes in the schedule are caused by specificity of work of the present session, which is the last one before elections. People?s deputies, explained V. Lytvyn, are trying "to use the rostrum to not pay for advertising and publicize themselves before the elections", which is to disadvantage of other participants of the election campaign.
The Head of the Parliament believes that the Verkhovna Rada, taking the decision concerning the schedule of the last session, "made some haste". V. Lytvyn reminded that in previous years, when the election campaign was coming to an end, plenary meetings were almost not held. "There is not so much time left and it is difficult to take serious decisions now, as the pressure of populism and competition in pessimism take incredible forms. And this does not give the society either stability, or good mood," he added. Therefore, said V. Lytvyn, it was proposed that the deputies should concentrate on their work in committees.
Nevertheless, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada noted that the Parliament is working quite efficiently. In particular, over 60 issues were considered yesterday. "I believe, we need to keep working in the same way," he said and noted that the majority of bills proposed for consideration were submitted by the government which should ensure vital activities of the country.
In this context V. Lytvyn predicted that people?s deputies will also work on urgent issues during the next plenary week.