The topic of a bicameral parliament was discussed live in the studio of "Polissya-TV" by the deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Stepan Rodych, and People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of the "Our Ukraine" faction, Volodymyr Bondar. \n \nDefending the position on the necessity of introducing bicameralism in Ukraine, Stepan Rodych argued that in the civilized world almost 70 countries have a bicameral parliament, which have proven through their development that such a form of parliamentarism is effective. Stepan Rodych believes that today there is a political struggle in which the law-making process is being neglected. According to Stepan Volodymyrovych's calculations, 70% of the parliament's work is taken up by political debates and clarification of political relations, and only 30% of the parliament works on lawmaking. "With a bicameral parliament, the legislative body will work much more effectively," expressed hope the deputy head of the RSA, "since the chamber of regions will have the opportunity to control the activities of those deputies who will be elected on a proportional basis." \n \nPeople's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar defended his position with examples of the absence of bicameral parliament traditions in Ukraine. In the historical aspect, the upper chamber was represented by people of one social status, and the lower by another. The President's proposals, in Volodymyr Nalkovych's opinion, precisely legitimize the fact that the chamber of regions will be a chamber of oligarchs with great powers, and the lower one will be a chamber of the people, which will decide nothing. "In this way, the long-awaited control of the presidential vertical of power over the legislative branch is being established," noted Volodymyr Bondar. The proposals submitted by the President envisage the establishment of a dictatorship, believes the people's representative. Under such circumstances, "we will have an uncontrolled society, which is connected with the imbalance of the executive and legislative branches of power," he believes. Nor is it an analogue of a European-style bicameral parliament that the lower chamber, lacking substantial powers, simultaneously has too much responsibility and can be dissolved under any circumstances, and thereby it will have no fundamental significance for our state. Instead, in the President's initiatives the upper chamber is endowed with great functions, which contradicts world experience. It is unclear how the deputies of the upper chamber will be elected and in what manner it will be dissolved by the President. Volodymyr Bondar associates another problem with the proposals to transition to bicameralism with a strong upper chamber. "The President proposes a cunning game, which reflects elections under the majoritarian system, which in our practice, as a rule, 50-70% of the time means the buying of districts," believes the people's deputy. Thus, in Volodymyr Bondar's opinion, the draft law proposed by the President contains the logic: "to give the upper chamber as many powers as possible and make it dependent on the presidential branch of power." \n \nVolodymyr Bondar questioned Stepan Rodych's assertion that the representation of regions' positions would make federalist sentiments, which are felt in some regions of Ukraine, impossible. Volodymyr Nalkovych noted that "the expression of diverse interests of regions will lead to federalization, therefore a unicameral parliament has a restraining effect on such processes for our state. Especially if a proportional election system is introduced, where responsibility will be borne by the political force, which in any democratic society is the subject of political responsibility," emphasized the people's deputy. \n \nThe discussion also touched upon the mechanisms of discussing the draft law. Volodymyr Bondar noted that he has information that "the regional state administration is making all permitted and impermissible efforts to 'twist the arms' of collectives in order to produce a general 'approval' of the President's proposals." However, Stepan Rodych does not possess such information: "We have no such facts of anyone twisting anyone's arms. Today the task of the authorities is to convey the President's ideas to the people. No one is writing any letters," assured Stepan Volodymyrovych. \n \nThe rating survey system that operated throughout the broadcast showed: the majority of Volyn residents do not support the president's ideas regarding the introduction of a bicameral parliament — 329 people voted "against," and 194 expressed themselves "for." Even clearer was the position of the youth who gathered at the studio site and had the opportunity to be included in the live broadcast. Almost all speakers said "No" to the bicameralism of the Ukrainian parliament.