The proposal for a bicameral parliament raised the ears of Svidomites
The proposal of the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, to create a bicameral parliament in the country, which was put to a referendum back in 2000, is a test of Ukrainian society’s tolerance for rapprochement with Russia.
A Ukrainian lawyer, coordinator of the “Get Away from Moscow!” movement stated this on Channel 4. Andrey Smoliy, reports PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Bicameral parliaments exist, as a rule, in federal states. That is, the USA, Great Britain, Russian Federation. And there is a great analogy with why now, when pro-Russian hooks are being thrown into Ukrainian politics and society, they are talking about a bicameral parliament. Therefore, in my opinion, now throwing in ideas for a bicameral parliament is nothing more than a test of society’s reaction and a banal covering up for the holes that we now see from the new government,” Smoliy said.
The candidate of the united nationalists from the Svoboda VO, Alexander Alferov, also expressed the opinion that this is a dangerous trend that will lead to further federalization of Ukraine.
“A colleague said that if there is a bicameral parliament, then it will be necessary to hold consultations and specific agreements with those hundred deputies who are missing, at the expense of revanchist forces. It is clear that then amendments will be introduced regarding the federalization of Ukraine and, perhaps, this parliament from majoritarians, in fact, will be the direct context for the fact that we are a federal state - the creation of a hundred new princes, new lords, masters, dukes, as You can call these people whatever you want.
Our country is unitary and we need to adhere to this principle. Any federalization of the entire body is impossible. A federal Poland or a federal Belgium is impossible, although they have their own language changes and the like,” the nationalist believes.
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