The faction of Our Ukraine
– People’s Self-Defense will propose the candidacy of Ivan Plushch for post of
the Verkhovna Rada speaker.
MP Oleksander Omelchenko
claimed this to journalists today, speaking about the today’s meeting of
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko with OU-PSD lawmakers.
Commenting on the results
of the meeting of president Yushchenko with the faction People’s Self-Defense
deputy Kyryl Kulikov said the president declared that OU-PSD faction has a
unique chance to appoint its speaker.
“Still I don’t understand
this – whose speaker was before?” the politician expressed his indignation.
Speaking about the support of
Plushch candidature in the parliament, the MP said: “I cannot say I am enthusiastic
regarding this idea, but I have an impression that this candidate is only one,
who can get support.”
He also pointed out that
the election of Plushch for the speaker’s post doesn’t mean the early
parliament elections will take place.
“Re-elections are out of
the question until the financial crisis is settled. Plushch has to do his best
to prevent the re-elections. And I think that the president understand the impossibility
to hold parliamentary elections now, though his team has different opinion,”
Kulikov said.
In her turn, PR deputy
Olena Lukash said that Party of Regions had not seen a draft bill on submission
of Ivan Plushch candidature for the speaker’s post.
“We have not seen the
document on submission of Ivan Plushch candidature for the speaker’s post. They
only talk about it. The only thing done is a resolution regarding Lytvyn,”
Lukash said.
“Let them submit a draft
bill first, and then our faction will determine its position. It is dangerous
to trust verbal information from Our Ukraine,” she added.
