tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post2480108648523148120..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Five EU Foreign Ministers blast Ukrainian authoritiesScott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-47747424145706600482012-03-07T14:18:11.109+02:002012-03-07T14:18:11.109+02:00Is he that stupid or is he trying to send a messag...Is he that stupid or is he trying to send a message and warning to his opponents?<br /><br />Tymoshenko would have self destructed if he had of just left her to her own devices. <br /><br />Her credibility was seriously in decline. She had cried wolf too many times. Most people in Ukraine and those who pay close attention to political events are weary about any complaints she makes. <br /><br />The fact is she and other members of the opposition should not be imprisoned for their actions. There is no evidence of outright corruption. The same can not be said for those associated with t6eh current government.<br /><br />I would not expect much to change in Ukraine in the near future. <br /><br />The October Parliamentary elections will either strengthen Yanukovych's hand or continue the ongoing power struggle between the the office of the president and the parliamentary majority. <br /><br />Under Ukraine's revised Constitution all the power and formation of government lies with the president.<br /><br />Even if the opposition were able to win a majority of the new parliament (unlikely)it would only be a slim majority with the president holding all the trump cards<br /><br />The only future for Ukraine is constitutional and judicial reform, the removal of Presidential power and the establishment of a full democratic parliamentary system of governance in line with European standards and European models. <br /><br />Unfortunately the opposition have no united policy that address the current situation or advocates a constrictive structural constitutional reform.<br /><br />With no solutions in sight, Ukraine can expect little will change. Things will only get worst as long as it remains beholden to presidential rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com