The leader of the parliamentary faction of the People's Party of Ukraine, Ihor Yeremieiev, considers it unlikely that the issue of raising the passing threshold for parties and blocs in elections will pass in parliament. He stated this while answering a correspondent's question from LIHABiznesInform. \nI.Yeremieiev noted that his faction has a normal attitude toward the initiative to raise the passing threshold. According to him, the existing 3-percent threshold is low, and the optimal threshold would be 4-5%. \nAt the same time, I.Yeremieiev noted that if one realistically assesses the situation on Ukraine's political arena, raising the passing threshold could again stir up a wave of political passions. In this connection, he believes that at the start of the work of the VIII session, this issue should not be considered, since it could destabilize the work of parliament. \nI.Yeremieiev predicts that the issue of raising the threshold will nevertheless be submitted for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada and will be considered, but it is unlikely that such a proposal will be supported, since most parties have already declared their categorical disagreement with the proposal to raise the passing threshold for parties and blocs in elections. \n \n \n