The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday prematurely terminated the powers of 12 out of 19 dual-mandate deputies, reports a correspondent of "proUA". \n \nDeputy powers were terminated for the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, Yurii Artemenko (358 people's deputies voted in favor). With 356 votes, the powers of the head of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration, Viktor Baloha, were terminated. \n \nThe parliament consented to the termination of deputy powers of the director general of "Ukrspetseksport," Serhii Bondarchuk. With 370 votes – Odesa mayor Eduard Hurvits, with 358 – head of the board of Oshchadbank Oleksandr Morozov, with 388 – head of the Odesa port Mykola Pavliuk. \n \nIn addition, deputy powers were terminated for the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Petro Poroshenko – 269 votes, and Minister of Economy Teriokhin – 318. Deputy powers were terminated for the head of the State Administration of Affairs, Ihor Tarasiuk (364), Minister of Coal Industry Viktor Topolov (337), head of the State Committee on Land Resources Mykola Sydorenko (368), and head of the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting Vitalii Shevchenko (368). \n \nAs reported at the morning plenary session by the head of the parliamentary Committee on Rules and Deputy Ethics, Valentyn Matvieiev, yesterday at a session a decision was also adopted to recommend that Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn issue an order to block the card of people's deputy Yurii Boiko, who is the head of the National Expert Commission for the Protection of Public Morality, and to stop accruing his salary and other payments related to his deputy activity. \n
The Rada terminated the parliamentary powers of 12 deputies. Among them is Serhiy Bondarchuk, elected from Volyn.
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