Prime
Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko believes that if President of
Ukraine Victor Yushchenko will dissolve the Verkhovna Rada before
November 23, he will violate the Constitution.According to UNIAN, Yulia Tymoshenko claimed this to a press conference in the Cabinet of Ministers today.
“The
President does not have such right, in fact, he may not dissolve the
parliament until it is a year since the moment of the previous snap
poll – till November 23. If he does so, he will violate the
Constitution”, Yulia Tymoshenko said.
The Prime Minister stressed
that the year expires only on November 23, because the time should be
counted since the date when lawmakers took oath after the snap poll of
September 30, 2007.
“Unfortunately, corrupted lawyers give
corrupted consultations. You know that representatives of the Party of
Regions, as well as representatives of our faction, and representatives
of profile committees, clearly stated that the year after the previous
snap poll expires on November 23, and it does not matter what is the
reason for a snap poll”, she stressed.
At the same time, the head
of government emphasized that she is categorically opposed to
dissolving the parliament under conditions of the world financial
crisis and chaos in the Ukrainian political life.
“If the
parliament is dissolved, it will change the pro-European majority in
parliament, and will practically throw the country into chaos and
vagueness. I believe it will be a crime”, she stressed.
Yulia
Tymoshenko called on President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko to agree to
resuming the democratic coalition, in a reinforced variant with the
Lytvyn’s Bloc.
