Ukraine Today - An Independent Political Review

Our Ukraine and Yulia Tymoshenko's back to together again alliance is very much in favour of the Presidential camp and not so favourable for Yulia or Ukraine. The basis of the agreed positions between Our Ukraine and BYuT underpins the power of the President who as a result of the agreement it is said is embarking on a policy of revenge aimed at destabilising Ukraine's Parliamentary system of Governance. The President has two very powerful entitlements under the provisions of Ukraine's constitution. 1) the power of veto 2) the right to suspend actions of the Cabinet of Ministers that he considers to be unconstitutional The first power is readily open to abuse. The President can for what ever reason he considers appropriate veto and legislation put forward by the Government. We saw the abuse of this power when Viktor Yushchenko sought to veto the second passing of the Law on the Cabinet of Ministers . The law as presented to him a second time had a typographical error in i...

Ukraine needs a strong opposition if it is to hold the new Government to account. The offer by Yulia Timoshenko for Our Ukraine to join the opposition was a good tactical move as it shows up Our Ukraine for what they are. Meanwhile Our Ukraine continues to hold out hope that it might join the governing coalition. Negotiations are proceeding as Our Ukraine's 10 day deadline approaches. "It is better to be a dog inside and well feed then a dog stuck out in the cold. Pavlov's dog continues to bark at the door hoping to be let inside." Our Ukraine bloc has no intention to team up with Timoshenko Source: ITAR-TASS September 22, 2006 KIEV, September 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The just-created inter-factional opposition association in the Ukrainian parliament has incorporated only part of the Yulia Timoshenko faction and two Socialists. "There is not a single deputy from the Our Ukraine faction," a member of Our Ukraine faction, Boris Bespaly, said after Yulia Timoshenko c...