People’s deputies must elect Prime Minister Ukraine Dec 18
KIEV, December 14 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine's parliament will once again vote on 'orange' coalition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's nomination for prime minister on Tuesday.
Lawmakers changed voting procedures Friday after the flamboyant pro-Western Tymoshenko narrowly failed by a single vote to get backing for her appointment first time on December 11.
Two votes were held, with Tymoshenko both times receiving 225 votes, one short of the 226 required. The coalition blamed technical malfunctions.
"Most MPs met the Party of Regions halfway and decided to consider the premier's candidacy Tuesday," Rada Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
A total of 274 MPs voted for the decision Friday with 226 required.
Yatsenyuk said pro-Western lawmakers did not trust the electronic voting system and would vote by a show of hands.
On Wednesday, the coalition's opponents, the Party of Regions led by acting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, blocked a new vote on Tymoshenko, who briefly held the post of premier in 2005, by obstructing the rostrum.
Tymoshenko's coalition won a total of 227 seats in September's parliamentary elections, one vote above the 226 votes required to form a majority in the 450-seat Supreme Rada.
Today during plenary session of the VRU People’s deputies managed to block podium, adopt agenda of the parliament for December 18 and congratulate Yury Lutsenko on his birthday.
As a reminder today, VRU chairman Arseny Yatsenyuk informed that according to agenda of the parliament, on December 18 People’s deputies must elect Prime Minister, dismiss Viktor Yanukovych from position of PM and current government, form new composition of the government, elect vice speakers and adopt a resolution of VR committees.
CPU leader Petro Symonenko explained journalists why his political force voted for agenda on December 18. The ForUm’s correspondent informs.
“We voted for agenda as it is foreseen by VRU regulations. According to the regulations, if the President submits nomination for the position of PM, this issue is considered urgently,” he said.
Answering the journalists question on possible unexpected events during the voting for Tymoshenko he said; “It will depend on scenario on VRU discredit. I know for sure that such scenario exists.”
Symonenko also noted that his faction would not vote for Tymoshenko.
As a reminder today, VRU chairman Arseny Yatsenyuk informed that according to agenda of the parliament, on December 18 People’s deputies must elect Prime Minister, dismiss Viktor Yanukovych from position of PM and current government, form new composition of the government, elect vice speakers and adopt a resolution of VR committees.
174 people’s deputies voted for such decision: PR - 0, BYuT - 156, OU-PSD – 71, CPU – 27, Lytvyn bloc - 20.
http://en.for-ua.com/news/2007/12/14/164414.html
Lawmakers changed voting procedures Friday after the flamboyant pro-Western Tymoshenko narrowly failed by a single vote to get backing for her appointment first time on December 11.
Two votes were held, with Tymoshenko both times receiving 225 votes, one short of the 226 required. The coalition blamed technical malfunctions.
"Most MPs met the Party of Regions halfway and decided to consider the premier's candidacy Tuesday," Rada Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
A total of 274 MPs voted for the decision Friday with 226 required.
Yatsenyuk said pro-Western lawmakers did not trust the electronic voting system and would vote by a show of hands.
On Wednesday, the coalition's opponents, the Party of Regions led by acting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, blocked a new vote on Tymoshenko, who briefly held the post of premier in 2005, by obstructing the rostrum.
Tymoshenko's coalition won a total of 227 seats in September's parliamentary elections, one vote above the 226 votes required to form a majority in the 450-seat Supreme Rada.
Today during plenary session of the VRU People’s deputies managed to block podium, adopt agenda of the parliament for December 18 and congratulate Yury Lutsenko on his birthday.
As a reminder today, VRU chairman Arseny Yatsenyuk informed that according to agenda of the parliament, on December 18 People’s deputies must elect Prime Minister, dismiss Viktor Yanukovych from position of PM and current government, form new composition of the government, elect vice speakers and adopt a resolution of VR committees.
CPU leader Petro Symonenko explained journalists why his political force voted for agenda on December 18. The ForUm’s correspondent informs.
“We voted for agenda as it is foreseen by VRU regulations. According to the regulations, if the President submits nomination for the position of PM, this issue is considered urgently,” he said.
Answering the journalists question on possible unexpected events during the voting for Tymoshenko he said; “It will depend on scenario on VRU discredit. I know for sure that such scenario exists.”
Symonenko also noted that his faction would not vote for Tymoshenko.
As a reminder today, VRU chairman Arseny Yatsenyuk informed that according to agenda of the parliament, on December 18 People’s deputies must elect Prime Minister, dismiss Viktor Yanukovych from position of PM and current government, form new composition of the government, elect vice speakers and adopt a resolution of VR committees.
174 people’s deputies voted for such decision: PR - 0, BYuT - 156, OU-PSD – 71, CPU – 27, Lytvyn bloc - 20.
http://en.for-ua.com/news/2007/12/14/164414.html
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