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What do you think of the president’s decision to dismiss parliament?

15 October, 22:33 | Nataliya Bugayova, Kyiv Post Staff writer
Tymofiy Ivanov Builder

“I feel nothing but contempt.  Everybody is sick and tired of these political games. Elections will not change anything. It is time for our ruling clique to spend some time in the ‘Gulag.’

 

Marharyta Dydenko

Student

“He went overboard with this decision. The health of the Ukrainian economy at the present moment leaves much to be desired. The new elections, however, will destroy it completely.”

 

Valentyna Ozyu­menko

Pensioner

“It’s hard to judge whether it was a right step to dismiss parliament. There are two absolutely hostile forces of equal strength that are fighting for power in the Rada. There are no chances and no prerequisites for creating any decent coalition at the moment. New elections cannot lead the country out of this chaos and disorder.”

 

Anton Mazai

Student

 “I have the most negative attitude towards the president’s decision. Unfor­tunately, now that he has dismissed parliament, I think it will be more difficult than ever to impeach him.

 

Olha Zubchenko

Salesperson

“Yushchen­ko is our president and knows what he is doing. If he decided that we need new elections, it means we need them. I understand that it may worsen the economic situation, but this is the decision of our president, who was elected by the majority of us.”

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Guest  (Guest) | 19.10.2008, 22:46
Can anyone please tell me exactly what Parliament was sacked for? It is confusing, was it because Bute and PR worked together on passing some legislation, that the President and his overbearing counterpart Balogha didn\'t like. Or was it for 2009 Presidential Election posturing? Recent news indicates the Communist Party feel they will be back and join Litvin and PR in a new coalition. Yanakovich is even \"measuring the drapes\" in his office. Not too sure about that, who is Litvin, what has he done, what does he stand for? He\'s kind of like the old football coach, sitting on the sidelines, finding fault with both teams. He should go fishing and stop being a block to potential progress.. yet he plays both sides.. feeling he knows everything about the game......... Be honest.. didn\'t those old coaches drive you \"Bug Bonk\"
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Gene  (Guest) | 16.10.2008, 23:45
Yushenko dissolved the parliament because he refused to work with Yulia. There was no logical reason...only a selfish reason. Instead of attempting to work with Yulia, he and Baloha have worked constantly to undermine her popularity. They failed at that, as they have at so many other things. The only thing he was successful at was in destroying his and OU\'s popularity. My hope is that most of the party members leave OU and leave OU without any representation in parliament after the next election.
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Mark  (Guest) | 16.10.2008, 16:18
As president of Ukraine, Yushenko is the one and only guarantor of the Constitution. It is his duty to act when crisis situations appears in parliament and the country in general, as stipulated in the constitution. Therefore, your question \"What do you think of the presidents decision to dissolve parliament?\" should be re-phrased to read, Did president Yushenko have the right to dissolve parliament? Dissolving parliament is not a presidents decision, it is an act of law. Your question is misleading for your audience and provokes negative responses.
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Sohail  (Guest) | 16.10.2008, 02:32
With a global economic downturn I think that it is important for Ukraine to have a modern Parliament that can work collectively to move the nation state forward.
Perhaps elections are needed to form a progressive centre left coalition that would bring better Government in Ukraine.
It is not so much the economic downturn but where there should be a manifesto for all of Ukraine in moving the country forward.
I think that Ukraine is one of the emerging countries in Europe today, that there should be greater encouragement for new businesses and new enterprise to be formed that would create new jobs and prosperity for the economy as a whole.
Equally Ukraine should have good relations with Russia as well as be a part of the European Union. There should be a prospectus of investment in renewables so that Ukraine can be energy independent.
The election is an opportunity for respective political parties to present their manifesto to the electorate.
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