Oleksandr Moroz was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the counting commission, Yevhen Shaho, from the rostrum on Thursday. \n \nAccording to him, of the 238 deputies who received ballots, all supported Moroz's candidacy. \n \n"Azarov did not receive a single vote," Shaho added. At these words, all deputies of the Party of Regions applauded Azarov standing. \n \n"Thus, in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the counting commission decided to consider Oleksandr Moroz elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada," Shaho noted. \n \n \n\nThe "Our Ukraine" faction will decide on Friday at its meeting on the question of participation in the coalition and its format, said deputy head of the faction Roman Zvarych. \n \n"The first decision will concern the fact that 'Our Ukraine' is withdrawing from the coalition of democratic forces," he said in an interview with journalists on Thursday evening. \n \nResponding to a question about the possibility of "Our Ukraine" participating in a broad coalition, Zvarych stated: "The participation of 'Our Ukraine' in a coalition where the Socialist Party faction is present is impossible." \n \nA deputy from the BYuT, Bohdan Hubskyi, states that Moroz became Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada in violation of coalition agreements. \n \n"He violated coalition agreements - and became speaker," he told journalists after the vote. \n \nA member of the "Our Ukraine" faction, Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, called Moroz a traitor. "A traitor is a traitor even in Africa," he said. \n \nAccording to the deputy, with Moroz's election as speaker, one can write off the Socialist Party. \n \nAt the same time, the head of the State Property Fund, a member of the SPU faction, Valentyna Semeniuk, positively assesses Moroz's election as speaker. \n \n"Excellent. Then democracy will be preserved in Ukraine," she said. \n \nShe stated that the large number of members of the SPU faction shows that "we think more not about parties, but about Ukraine." "I think this will pay off a hundredfold for all citizens of Ukraine," said the head of the SPF. \n \n