The initiative of the Verkhovna Rada to deprive Viktor Yanukovych the title of President of Ukraine is a political decision, although it has no legal basis, believes the people's the people's choice of the parliamentary faction "Batkivshchyna" Serhiy Sobolev.
Happy Wednesday wants to approve the law on deprivation of Yanukovych honorary title of President of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Constitution, the title of President is retained for life, unless the head was not otronen the performance of their duties on impeachment. Relatively Yanukovych's impeachment proceedings was not applied. Glad its decree established that Yanukovych has withdrawn itself from the execution of its powers.
Sobolev believes, because this decision has no legal basis, because, legally, be deprived of the title may be after the resignation of the President on impeachment. According to him, in February last year, the Parliament failed to apply the procedure of impeachment regarding Yanukovych, because the process was long.
"It is for this reason that (disbarment back) will be a political decision. Moreover, the authors of the bill in discussion of this question revealed that they are aware of this and consider that it must be taken into account in the following changes to the Constitution. This way we will be able to legitimize this process, " said Sobolev at a press conference on Wednesday.
Yanukovych was elected President of Ukraine on February 25, 2010. In the end, the coup d'etat Rada dismissed President Yanukovych from power, changed the Constitution and appointed on 25 may elections, the results of which became the new President Petro Poroshenko.
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