According to the Constitution, the president does not have the
authority to take part in parliamentary negotiations on the formation
of a government coalition, People’ s Deputy Serhiy Vlasenko (BYuT) has
said.
"I would like to bring to your attention the fact that we have not
elected an emperor or king, or president with Kuchma’s powers.
Therefore, legally the presidential elections are in no way connected
to the formation of a parliamentary coalition," Serhiy Vlasenko said on
Channel 5.
Even the official results announced by the Central Election
Commission show that the votes were split almost evenly. "I would note
that there are no winners or losers in this election because the voters
of Ukraine have split almost in half. Therefore, I don’t think it’s
appropriate to say that someone won, or someone lost in this situation.
And I wouldn’t directly link the presidential elections with the
possible reformatting or forming of a new coalition," he said.
"According to the Constitution, any president, regardless of who
will finally become president because this happens only after the oath,
doesn’t have the authority to interfere in the formation of a
coalition. He only appoints two ministers and that’s it. The president
has no power and influence over these negotiations," Serhiy Vlasenko
concluded.
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