Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych proposes that heads of regional state administrations who represent political forces that lost the elections write resignation letters in case of misunderstanding with regional council deputies. He said this at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday, reports "Ukrainska Pravda." "If the heads have no understanding with local councils, they need to voluntarily write resignation letters and leave," said Yanukovych.
In addition, according to the prime minister, if a regional council has expressed no confidence in its head, the decision to dismiss such heads "must be made by the president and they must be dismissed in accordance with the Constitution." "If there is no understanding – there is no work. If a head of a local council has found understanding with local deputies, then, despite the fact that his force lost the elections, he can remain in his position," said Yanukovych.
Furthermore, according to Yanukovych, the government will soon analyze the economic indicators of all regions of Ukraine, as well as the degree of their preparation for winter. "In those regions where the lowest economic indicators are observed and, in addition, poor preparation for winter, we will submit a proposal and dismiss such heads," noted Yanukovych.
He added that the personnel purges will concern the last three places in the rating. "There will be no politics here and one must look at it from a practical point of view," he said.