The dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, is possible, but it is currently unlikely, according to Vadym Karasiov, a political scientist and director of Ukraine's Institute for Global Strategies.
“The parliament’s dissolution is possible, there is such a
possibility, but the issue doesn’t concern a realistic scenario,” he
said at a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
At the same time, according to him, “there are currently no
intentions by the main political factions to sign a final capitulation.”
In addition, while forecasting the possible adoption of the state
budget for 2010, Karasiov noted that the budget would most likely not
be adopted.
“There will be a fight among lobbyists for this budget,” he said.
At the same time, the expert stressed that the budget for next year
should be aimed at tackling the crisis, but “they want to make it
distributional.”
While opening a plenary meeting of the parliament’s fifth session on
September 1, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn said: “I’m
addressing you, members of parliament – the Verkhovna Rada must work.
You can think otherwise, you can follow directions, but [if you do],
let’s take a decision on the termination of its [the parliament’s]
activity through dissolution.”
