Avakov: The powers of the president will soon be limited
The main thing that worries the West in the presidential elections in Ukraine is to reduce Russia’s influence on them to zero.
Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov stated this in an interview with Zerkalo Nedeli, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The West will work with whoever wins. I think they care that the Russians do not interfere, that this is a fair fight, and that the winner is legitimate. Diplomats do not undertake to persuade us to do anything. Although, I admit, for many of them Poroshenko is more comfortable and understandable. With all the nuances. But they also understand Tymoshenko. Zelensky? Yes, they will work with Zelensky,” Avakov said.
At the same time, he believes that the coming to power of Yulia Tymoshenko or Vladimir Zelensky will, in practice, result in a transformation into a parliamentary republic, where the president will no longer have such powers.
“In the eyes of many, Zelensky is a president who will not have the functions that Poroshenko has assumed. I believe that if Zelensky wins the elections, the process of transition to a parliamentary republic will be accelerated. Tymoshenko also declares this. Even this parliament, in my opinion, is ready to support a parliamentary republic. Parliamentarism is more comfortable for everyone. In the next five years, in my opinion, it is an almost inevitable construction,” Avakov said.
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