People's Deputy Yaroslav Sukhyi has left the SDPU(o) faction and joined the "Trudova Ukraina" faction.
This was announced on Friday during the morning session of the Verkhovna Rada by the session chairman, Vice-Speaker Adam Martyniuk.
He also announced the entry of Anatoliy Hirshveld into the newly created group "Center".
At the start of the session, deputies from the "Nasha Ukraina" faction blocked the parliament's rostrum, demanding that a position be expressed regarding the events in Mukachevo.
At the same time, Vice-Speaker Adam Martyniuk reminded them that they could express their position only after he, in accordance with the rules of procedure, announces all deputies' inquiries, which according to Martyniuk amount to 24 pages. He called on the "Nasha Ukraina" deputies to take their seats, otherwise he would simply close the session.
However, the deputies refused to sit down, urging Martyniuk on: "Read, read, we won't bother you."
"Then stand quietly, without discussions, because the background noise here is such that I can't hear anything," Martyniuk replied to them.