Ukraine Today - An Independent Political Review

In an apoplectic act of fulfilling prophecies Viktor Yushchenko has ordered members of Our Ukraine to withdraw from the governing coalition . The order of the President is seen by many as a clear sign that Yushchenko will disband the Parliament forcing another round of Parliamentary elections to be held in October. Yushchenko has until July 17 to put his plan for Armageddon into action. Under Ukraine's Constitution the President can not dismiss the Parliament within six months of the next Presidential election scheduled for January 17, 2010. Six months out from the scheduled Presidential election Yushchenko has gone on the defensive by calling on Yulia Tymoshenko to abandon her quest to nominate for president under threats of forced resignation . Yushchenko's strategy is born out of desperation. Yushchenko's support rating is below 4% In another sign and act of desperation and an attack on the democratic processes Yushchenko has demanded that the Kyiv Branch of the Preside...

Ukraine's fractured political forces have failed to reach agreement on the details and form of Constitutional reform and the formation of a broad coalition of stability Changes that offered Ukraine hope for unity and a chance to put an end to the destructive and divisive authoritarian Presidential system and adoption of a truly democratic European system of governance The politics of betrayal and power have left Ukraine divided, with little prospect of ending the bitter divisions that have embroil Ukraine over the last five years. Ukraine's prime-minister Yulia Tymoshenko today announced the failure of political parties to reach agreement for reform on National Television. The details of disagreement are just beginning to surface and each party is now engaged in the blame game. Block Yulia Tymoshenko rightly rejected the proposal to extend the term of office of the current parliament . Party of Regions opportunistically has come out and rejected the proposal to appoint Uk...

Recent events have concluded what has been an unfolding saga of betrayal and destabilisation initiated by the Office of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. We take an independent look back over the last three years of Victor Yushchenko reign of terror and the consequences of Ukraine's political instability since 2004 and the tumultuous collapse of the Orange Revolution eventually leading to serious economic decline and loss of public confidence in the democratic process. The implosion began in 2005 when Viktor Yushchenko dismissed Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister in what was seen as the first betrayal of his supporters who help him get elected as President, replacing her with his own nominee. Our Ukraine fails to sign up and form a governing coalition Immediately after the 2006 Parliamentary election Viktor Yushchenko's party "Our Ukraine" who received only 14% of the vote refused to commit and sign up to a coalition agreement with his former Orange Revolut...

Party of Regions window of opportunity to force early parliamentary elections before the scheduled presidential elections is limited. Published on Unian According to the English version of Ukraine`s Constitution, as supplied by the Ministry of Justice and published by the European Venice Commission, the authority of the president to dismiss the parliament can not be made until 12 months into the term of office of the current parliament and the parliament must not be able to commence its regular parliamentary sessions. (Articles 82, 83 and 90 of Ukraine`s Constitution) Regular parliamentary sessions are scheduled to commence in February and September of each year. A session can last for days, weeks or even months. Article 90 (3) states that if a regular session of parliament is not commenced within 30 days from the scheduled date then the president has the authority to dismiss the parliament. Once a session has commenced, as is the case with the current session, the 30 day limitation do...

The precedence and option for the opposition to force a government to early elections has bee set. Under the terms of Ukraine's constitution if 150 or more members of parliament give up their mandate and the parliamentary factions involved cancels their electoral list then the parliament on longer maintains competency. 30 days following the failure of the parliament to hold a regular session the President will have to hold fresh parliamentary elections. The earliest this can be done now is September/October. In Preparation for a November election. There is no secret that the President of Ukraine was plotting the downfall of the previous government before it was even elected. The legality of the president's actions in dismissing the previous stable parliament were never determined in a court of law. The President interfered with the operation and independence of Ukraine's Constitutional Court on the eve of the Court determination by illegally dismissing three Constitutio...

A recent article published in the EU Observer indicates that Europe wants political stability in Ukraine before they embrace Ukraine ad offer membership. The best way forward for Ukraine to establish political stability is for Ukraine to complete its transition from a Presidential 'rule by decree' dictatorship to a full Europe Parliamentary 'rule of law' democracy. Ukraine must look to Europe for its political and Constitutional reforms ad ot the USA if it wants to become a part of the EU. EU wants 'political stability' in Ukraine before closer ties 29.01.2008 - 09:19 CET By Elitsa Vucheva EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Ukraine needs to show political stability, as well as more political and economic reforms, in order for the country to win closer relations with the EU, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday (28 January). "To achieve progress, we need political stability, we need a Ukraine that is really committed to political and econo...

Ukrainian Journal has reported another reminder of the fragility of the relationship between Yulia Tymoshenko and The President, Viktor Yushchenko. Both Yulia and Yushchenko continue to fire warning shots across each others bow. The warning shot was fired from Brussels during the prime-minister's visit. Yulia once again reminded Yushchenko that if he does not tow the line she will stand against him in the next Presidential election, ending Yushchenko's hopes for a second term. Viktor Yushchenko's political party "Our Ukraine", in spite the takeover of the People's Self Defence party, only managed to received 14% of the popular vote during the September 30 snap poll. The same percentage of vote "Our Ukraine" received in the March 2006 election. The combined support for Yulia Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine is less the 45%. None of this does any good in shoring up confidence in Ukraine's political stability. There is ongoing concern that once the Yushc...