Political experts have said they doubt that the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, will vote for its dissolution.
Head of the Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives Ihor Kohut said at
a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday that the
“parliament should take this decision and terminate its powers.”
“However, what results this will produce if there is no election legislation?” Kohut said.
“I think that in the current situation, the current Verkhovna Rada
has no moral right to continue to work. However, I doubt that such a
decision will be taken,” he said.
Chairman of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Oleksandr Chernenko also said that “this parliament has no moral right to work.”
“[But] it’s very hard to find any legal grounds [for parliament
dissolution], and none of the deputies will voluntarily terminate their
powers. There could [only] be nice calls and nice words,” he said.
The expert said that it was no good dissolving the Verkhovna Rada without amending laws and changing the election system.
“We have to put up with this Verkhovna Rada… It’s necessary to amend
the constitution, election laws, and then to replace the parliament,”
he said.
