Ukraine political brawl continues

[Judi Lynn]

Source: UPI

Ukraine political brawl continues
April 9, 2007, 10:11 PM

KIEV, Ukraine, April 9 (UPI) — Ukraine's parliament is seeking international mediation in the dispute in its power struggle with President Viktor Yushchenko.

The parliament, or Supreme Rada, voted in an emergency session Monday to ask European governments and international organizations to send monitors to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported.

Yushchenko ordered the parliament to dissolve and said the country will have early elections to elect new representatives. The Rada, which is led by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, has defied that order and is waiting for a decision from Ukraine's Constitutional Court.

Yushchenko said Sunday he wouldn't back down from his order and described the matter as a domestic dispute.



Read more: http://www.imedinews.ge/en/news_read/32207

[Judi Lynn]

1. Protestors stand firm as court steps in

UPDATED: 08:05, April 10, 2007
Protestors stand firm as court steps in

Ukraine was mired in political crisis yesterday ahead of a meeting of the constitutional court this week to rule on President Viktor Yushchenko's bid to force early parliamentary elections.

Around 1,000 protesters remained camped out around parliament building in central Kiev, determined to stop the Western-leaning president's dissolution of the legislature, which is dominated by a pro-Russian coalition.

The situation was calmer on the streets compared to last week's mass demonstrations as yesterday was a holiday following the Easter weekend in this Orthodox Christian country.

However, with the constitutional court planning to convene this week for what could be lengthy deliberations on Yushchenko's election plan, tensions were high.

More: http://english.people.com.cn/200704/10/eng20070410_365002.html

[Judi Lynn]

2. Yushchenko decree sparks unrest

Yushchenko decree sparks unrest
By: CBW, 10. 04. 2007, More by this author

Ukrainians gathered last week in Kiev by the thousands outside the Verkhovna Rada, the country’s parliament, in a scene reminiscent of the Orange Revolution of 2004. Only now they’re supporting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who favors ties with Russia, and not his political rival, President Viktor Yushchenko, who leans toward relations with the West.

Yushchenko said on April 3 that a decree dissolving parliament and setting new elections for May 27 became official when it was published in the government gazette, and was irrevocable. Yushchenko signed the decree April 2 after seven hours of fruitless talks with Yanukovych’s supporters in parliament over what the president said is the prime minister’s unconstitutional method of getting members of the legislature to change their political allegiances.

Some in parliament kept working despite the dissolution decree. “We will continue plenary sessions because the laws and the constitution of Ukraine … make it duty to work until the elections ,” said Raisa Bohatyryova, the head of the legislative faction of the pro-Yanukovych Party of Regions.

Yushchenko said on April 5 that anyone failing to comply with the decree, including officials who refused to hold early elections, would face prosecution, news agency Reuters reported.

More: http://www.cbw.cz/phprs/2007041032.html

[saigon68]

4. Maybe a Coup in the works

Will Putin jump in to save his neighbor?

[krispos42]

3. "Ordered the parliment to dissolve"

I think that little LED above Bush's brain just lit up...

[Odin2005]

6. "Dissolving parliament" is just another way of saying "call an election" in a parliamentary system.

There is nothing sinister about it.

[krispos42]

7. You think Shrubby knows that?

He's thinking "Plop plop fizz fizz, no more Congress to look at my biz"

:-)

[TheLastMohican]

8. Unless when you do it whenever you want

There is a strict written law in the Constitution when it can be done. USchenko just wiped his arse with the ukrainian constitution. But he is our sonofabitch so Bushco will support him no matter what.

[TheLastMohican]

5. USchenko acts as a last european dictator

USchenko acts as a last european dictator trying to take away the fame from Belarus Lukashenko.


So much for the rotten oranges two years ago. I hope his US wife-CIA operative Chumachenko is happy about the development.

If Ukraine also had the balls they would kick the US ambassador out as well. That guy was openly telling to the Ukrainian Speaker of the Parliament what they should do. Is this what they train the ambassadors for?