Serving Bankova’s whims: how the current government is destroying parliamentarism

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Zelensky gives instructions to the Verkhovna Rada. Orders all deputies of all factions to vote on all bills. Parliamentary-presidential republic. A showy demonstration of the destruction of all state institutions.

Zelensky should remember his own constitutional obligations. The first is to sign laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on time. Because somewhere in the OP there are 4 dozen unsigned important documents lying around.

Second. Zelenskyy bears full responsibility for the list of 254 monomajority deputies that he brought to the Verkhovna Rada in his project. So let him gather them and bring them to the vote.

Third. The current government was formed on Bankova Street. The bills that the Verkhovna Rada must adopt have only just been submitted by the government, they have not yet passed committees, and their quality and content raise big questions.

During his 7-year reign, Zelensky has never understood the essence of parliamentarism; he deeply despises the legislative body and treats deputies as servants of Bankova’s whims.

He never realized that imposing new taxes on Ukrainians and handing out “a thousand dollars” and cashback from the lord’s shoulder doesn’t work that way anymore. Even with servants.

European Solidarity has voters, their position, and first of all the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are our guide. And let Zelensky speak in a similar tone to his media service, and not to the Ukrainian parliament. With whom he met only once during the years of the war.

What is happening in the Verkhovna Rada?

Recall that the fifth President Petro Poroshenko, during his speech in the Verkhovna Rada, stated that the crisis of public administration is deepening in Ukraine, and once again called for the creation of a coalition of national unity and a government of national salvation, the priorities of which should be financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine, European integration reforms, and social support for vulnerable categories.

As is known, parliamentary activity has been threatened by an acute crisis within the parliamentary body and a chronic lack of votes for decision-making. The next plenary session was canceled, which, according to political scientist Volodymyr Tsybulko, indicates deep internal contradictions among the elected representatives.

In addition, the crisis in the Ukrainian parliament is deepening due to ambiguous statements by the state’s top leadership regarding sending to the front those deputies who plan to resign early. Such rhetoric has sparked a wave of discussions about the legality and ethics of such steps within the walls of the Verkhovna Rada.

According to People’s Deputy Oleg Synyutka, the situation in the Verkhovna Rada indicates not just parliamentary unrest, but a full-fledged crisis of the entire power vertical . Since 2019, the parliament has been underthe strict control of the President’s Office , but now this management model has ceased to work effectively due to internal contradictions and corruption scandals.

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