Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine announced the dissolution of the faction of the Communist party
Ukrainian Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov at the meeting on Thursday announced the dissolution of the faction of the Communist party in the Verkhovna Rada.
" on July 1, 2014, this faction was reduced to 23 people's deputies (out of 33), which is much less than the minimum number faction. Because of this and because of the part 4 of article 60 of the regulations of the Verkhovna Rada announced the dissolution of the faction of the Communist party of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada on 7-th convocation, " said Turchynov.
The law allowing to dissolve the Communist party of Ukraine, has come into force on Thursday. He placed in the newspaper of the Verkhovna Rada. According to the law, the Chairman of the Parliament shall have right to dissolve faction (parliamentary group), which comprises less than the minimum number of people's deputies, certain regulations.
Rada on Tuesday, the fifth attempt adopted amendments to the regulations that allow the head of the Parliament to dissolve any faction, if the number of its members is less than the prescribed minimum. Head Petro Poroshenko on the same day signed this Law. Turchynov at the meeting of Parliament on Wednesday promised that as soon as the document will come into force, He will fulfill " its historical mission and will announce about the stopping of the existence of the faction of Communists ".
first Turchynov has ordered the procedural Committee to consider the proposal of the people's deputies about the dissolution of the faction of the Communist party. Such errand He gave the once elected officials in the East, although the Communist party rejects such accusations and informs about the intention to challenge the dissolution of the faction in international courts.
The leader of the Ukrainian Communists Peter Simonenko have said before, that the Communist party of Ukraine, despite pressure from the authorities, one way or another will take part in early parliamentary elections, which have the opportunity to go this fall.