already passed almost two weeks, as in Ukraine held parliamentary elections, but the passions are so far.Unhealthy hype around this event leads to some thoughts ...
all familiar faces ...
So, on October 28 this year, elections in the supreme organ of government of Ukraine have been declared valid, and even - though with many reservations, disputes and threats of party leaders to give up seats to ensure re-election and vote count more truthful.Can we draw some conclusions and answer the question: elected Parliament - what's that?
But first, a little history.Let us remember that this Parliament in general, for what it is, and whose interests are supposed to protect.
in Ukrainian word "glad" means "council".Even during the Zaporizhzhya Sich Cossacks held a Board deciding in any military campaigns go, who leave as a rear barrier, by what means-go routes, or with whom to conclude peace treaties, to unite against common enemies.On these "rad" addressed issues of management Cossack troops.One of the most significant in the history of the people "pleased" - Pereyaslavskaya, which adopted Cossacks led by B. Khmelnitsky decision to enter into allegiance to the Russian rulers.Parliament was considered the main legislative body of Ukraine.The very same term "Selected Rada" refers to the 17-th century.That is called the disgraced Prince Kurbsky few trustees of Ivan the Terrible.They formed a sort of informal and government were the principal advisors of the king in public affairs.
Much later, in the 20th century, when Ukraine was a part of the USSR Supreme Council became known as the Supreme Council.The name stuck, and after the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine.It was only after the collapse of the Union and form an independent state again, the Council became the Rada.
Today Ukrainian president - face higher executive, Parliament - the legislative.The representatives or deputies elected by the people to the parliament.SinceUkraine - a country multi-party, each party nominates its people, conducted wide election campaigns to these appointees received deputy mandates.Parliament depends on the adoption of new laws.The idea is that the public body shall represent and protect the interests and needs of the people.That being said, ideally.But back to the "today" and analyze the current parliament at this point.
As expected, "rulila" Siim in Action, "the Party of Regions," by hook or crook advance secure victory.President Yanukovych, standing at the helm since 2010. generously regaled Ukrainians promises, in fact very little concern for the welfare and needs of the people.The word - not a sparrow, catch and present as evidence it can not, but you and the people - not a fool!People remember very Yanukovych assured that life will become really better.Only the president did not elaborate, who is better?Perhaps his family, growing prosperity which has become a byword.
"Sleight of hand and no moshenstva"?
To preserve their power in the country all good.This principle was taken for Yanukovych indisputable rule.To a member elected Parliament included as much as possible "their" people, the president did not disdain to change the electoral law, introduce a so-called "mixed system" in which half the parliament elected on party lists and the other half - in majority districts.Thus, the "Party of Regions", with its vast administrative resources, had the opportunity to recruit the necessary number of votes for party lists.But a key role in the formation of most of the play mazhoritarschikov.Main number "Party" held in the Parliament under its own brand, and even a decent part was held in the form of so-called self-nominated.
However, should pay tribute to the head of the Ukrainian state - not he owns a precedent.A similar scam was doing even former President Leonid Kuchma, in the same way to form for themselves a comfortable majority in parliament with the help of the majority system.And the deputies of the Ukrainian parliament in the common name ... "carcasses" - apparently because they were sold and bought freely.After all, if the elections were conducted strictly according to party lists, the Party of Regions will not be able to count on the majority, even with rigging and other electoral frauds.So the elected Parliament - is, unfortunately, by and large, a collection of people is not honest and loyal to his duty and to the people!
"Here we have to respect someone in the solitude ..."
« Party of Regions" - the party of big business, big oligarchy.Because it was not difficult to put on majority districts millionaires and billionaires local flood that easily bought voters potatoes, onions, bicycles, children's playgrounds and even glasses, not to mention the cash handouts impoverished pensioners, which, by the way, the government itself had brought to the terrible impoverishment.And do not need to have a rich imagination to guess what will be sent to the activities chosen by Parliament, whose "Wishlist" she will meet and what place in the scale of priorities will get the interests of ordinary voters.If the Decembrists had once tried to operate without the people, but for the people, the people of the Verkhovna Rada, in fact, deeply parallel.
And we are behind them in a way happy?
If any political system, any form of state power, there implicit or explicit opposition as a counterweight to the existing government.Every ruling power seeks to preserve its power, and every opposition seeks to come to power.This basic political rights, it applies to the situation in Ukraine.In the election campaign, the opposition represented by the Communists and the nationalist forces.That they tried to dissuade voters find the last foothold.Thus, in addition to the "Party of Regions" and the opposition united under the brand name "Fatherland", the Verkhovna Rada passed a record number of votes, the Communist Party of Ukraine and the ultra-nationalist party "Svoboda", headed by Oleg Tyagnibok.But the main surprise of this election was the emergence of the Ukrainian political scene a new party - the party of the famous boxer Vitali Klitschko, "Blow", which took third place, behind "regionovtsev" and the united opposition.Voting for the "Strike", in fact, it was of the nature of the protest.People lost faith in the old parties and politicians, mainly young people, we have decided to vote for the person, honestly earned money, and had never participated in politics.
Pyrrhic victory
So elected Parliament - it is a public body.It is he who will lead Ukraine in the next few years.Parliament was elected on the 7th convocation is that on party lists "Party of Regions" gained 30% of votes.4.5% behind the opposition "Fatherland."14% scored "hits", and about the same, "the Communist Party of Ukraine."Closed the top five with 10.5% of the votes far-right "Freedom".But everything was decided, according to forecasts political scientists, in the majority districts.The party in power under any pretext spent a huge amount of their representatives.In addition, in her faction will join many self-nominated, which will strengthen the position of "regionovtsev" they no longer have to build coalitions with other political forces.And the activities of elected Parliament will focus on the full support of the President.By and large, the "Regions" will focus constitutional majority, which will itself free to change the Constitution of Ukraine.
Why change it, you ask?It's simple.Ukraine is deeply mired in debt, increasing the budget deficit, reduced foreign exchange reserves of the NBU.In these circumstances, life-saving straw for the government to remain IMF loans.To get them, you will need to take one after another unpopular decisions, starting with the sharp increase in gas prices and other services for the population, the adoption of the new Housing and Labour Codes, dramatically worsening the existence of ordinary Ukrainians.
clear that after such reforms more than no election this government will not be able to win.Because it must be assumed that after the appropriate changes to the Constitution would be abolished the general election of the president, Yanukovych will remain for a second term, longer than the first - Parliament will vote for it.
Election Outcome sad.In fact, the elected Parliament - it is a profanation of democracy and concern for the citizens of the country.In Ukraine, a long time established the dictatorship of the party of big capital, and "pokraschennya" for ordinary Ukrainians will continue ...
