Deputy head of the Volyn regional organization of the political party "Trudova Ukraina" Mykola Ivanyuk expressed his position regarding the Socialists' vote on January 3 in parliament for the removal of certain provisions from bill 4105. In particular, he believes that the Socialist Party's support for the political reform bill indicates that the so-called constitutional crisis is a myth, fueled by the parliamentary minority — "Nasha Ukraina" and BYuT. "Politics is the art of using opportunities and seeking compromise. This is exactly what the political forces of the majority demonstrated by agreeing to remove the section from the bill on amending the Constitution regarding the election of the President of Ukraine by parliament. Let me remind you that within the majority circles themselves, opinions on this point were also different: the political party 'Trudova Ukraina' advocated and continues to advocate the election of the guarantor of the Constitution by nationwide vote," believes Mykola Ivanyuk. He also stated that the position of the faction of the Socialist Party of Ukraine corresponds to its program goals and pre-election promises. The Socialists, going into the 2002 elections, advocated reforming the existing political system and delimiting the powers of the branches of government. Therefore, according to Mykola Ivanyuk, the vote is a clear reflection of their adherence to the proclaimed goals. The aforementioned vote demonstrated that the participants of the "opposition camp" are united only by a situational moment, and not by a common struggle for political power, believes Mykola Ivanyuk. "As for assessing the activities of other participants of the already non-existent opposition 'triumvirate,' one can state the fact that the policy of the 'NU' and BYuT factions: 'the worse things are in the country, the better for us,' the disruption of the parliamentary process, 'complaints' to PACE and other Western countries — does not bring political dividends either to the representatives of these political forces themselves or to the ordinary voters who cast their votes for them," he stated.
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