Former deputy head of the Presidential Administration: Poroshenko does not have the political will to approve the new composition of the Central Election Commission
Delays in approving the new composition of the Central Election Commission may cause public distrust in the election results.
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This opinion was expressed in an interview with the Kyiv publication “Gordon” by Marina Stavniychuk, ex-deputy head of the presidential administration during the times of Viktor Yushchenko.
“The fact that the powers of members of the Central Election Commission exceed the statutory period of 7 years by more than 2 years does not directly affect the election results. The law does not provide for such a reason for declaring elections invalid. Both in general and in individual districts. Another issue is trust in the voting results and democratic legitimacy,” Stavniychuk noted.
She believes that this is a common practice for the current government in the country.
“But there is nothing surprising for this government and the situation in the country in the current circumstances, because the current government is the main violator of the Constitution and laws of Ukraine. For two years no candidates were submitted or only one was submitted. But for two years now Poroshenko has not submitted the entire composition. Even when the last proposal was submitted, 12 candidates were proposed for 11 seats. The missing candidate, I think, was the head of the Central Election Commission. There is no political will to change the composition of the Central Election Commission,” Stavniychuk emphasized.
In her opinion, it is beneficial for the authorities to maintain the current composition of the Central Election Commission.
“I think that abuse of law may well continue until the fall. But given that this composition of the Central Electoral Commission is completely hooked on power, it could be longer. It is beneficial for the current government that the old composition of the Central Election Commission remains. I would like to note that if candidates are introduced that meet only the interests of the president, then, of course, other political forces in parliament will be against it,” Stavniychuk concluded.
Let us remind you that President Petro Poroshenko proposed appointing 11 new candidates to positions in the Central Election Commission. The Rada was supposed to approve their candidacies on June 16, but the issue was not put to a vote.
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