Ukraine Today - An Independent Political Review

Yulia Tymoshenko appointed Prime-minister of Ukraine for a second time. In what was a laborious, tedious and marginally victorious event Yulia Tymoshenko was declared elected with a majority of one. 226 out of 450 members of Ukraine's parliament one by one raised their hand and voted for Tymoshenko. The roll call and show of hands was required in order to ensure that members of her own coalition who are opposed to her appointment towed the party line. Proposals to hold a secrete ballot having been rejected by parliamentary coalition. Yulia Tymoshenko failed to achieve the required absolute majority one week a go. Yulia Tymoshenko and others falsely claimed the Parliamentary electronic voting system malfunctioned or was subject to sabotage. An investigation by Ukraine's Security forces (SBU) ruled out malfunction or sabotage stating that the system was in correct working order. Having failed to secure support first time around for appointment of the President's nominee Vikto...

Ukraine's new Parliament two months after the September 30 election meet last week. Our Ukraine and Yulia Tymoshenko "Democratic in Name alone" The election was won by the "orange coalition" which has renamed itself and now calls itself the "Democratic coalition", although its policies and deeds are far from democrartic. Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko with the support of Our Ukraine People's Self Defence bloc, who together represent 45% of the electorate, hold a slender two seat majority in the new parliament. Prior to the president's controversial and arguable unconstitutional dismissal of Ukraine's previous parliament, Ukraine had a degree of political stability undly to be undermined by Ukraine's President, the new convocation is already showing signs of instability and unsustainability. The extent of instability became evident when Parliament failed to support Victor Yushenko's nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko for Prime-minister with two m...