Parliament member from the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense faction Roman Zvarych has said that on Friday the Constitutional Court of Ukraine will issue a ruling on the unconstitutionality of political reform of 2004.
"I am stating with absolute responsibility that the Constitutional Court has taken a decision behind closed doors to cancel the political reform. This information has not been published anywhere yet, but I stand by my words," Zvarych told reporters on Thursday.
According to Zvarych, he knows the content of the court’s ruling. Asked which sources in the Constitutional Court he has, Zvarych said: "These are just my sources."
At the same time Ukraine’s Presidential Administration refused to comment on the statement made by Zvarych.
"We are not going to comment on this," a source said.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych told reporters in Donetsk that he would accept any ruling by the Constitutional Court regarding the political reform of 2004.
As reported, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine will issue ruling on Friday, October 1, on the case of a constitutional motion from 252 lawmakers regarding the constitutionality of the law of December 8, 2004 amending the Constitution of Ukraine.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine started to consider the case on the political reform in 2004 under a motion from 252 coalition lawmakers on the constitutionality of this reform.
On December 8, 2004, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, adopted a law amending the Constitution of Ukraine, which foresees a switch from a presidential-parliamentary to parliamentary-presidential form of government, the government’s formation by a coalition of parliamentary factions, and the extension of parliamentary powers to five years.
The current Constitution of Ukraine was adopted on June 28, 1996. The law on amendments to the main law came into force in 2006.
