tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post4253999156084522616..comments2023-11-05T13:07:03.784+02:00Comments on foreign notes: Presidential power under major threatScott W. Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04047386631227542689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-47672353135831965122008-04-23T11:50:00.000+03:002008-04-23T11:50:00.000+03:00Yushchenko is the cause of political divisions and...Yushchenko is the cause of political divisions and instability in Ukraine today.<BR/><BR/>If anything the President has way too much power.<BR/><BR/>Yulia's decision to support Ukraine's transition to a full preliminary model is the right decision BUT the devil is in the detail.<BR/><BR/>Having attended the Democracy conference in Kyiv early this month those that were familiar with what was going on in Ukraine today clearly;y were of the view that Yushchenko's policies were wrong. You can not support democracy by being undemocratic.<BR/><BR/>Most of the participants (With the exception of the US delegations) were very much supportive of a parliamentary system. Which is best suited to Ukraine<BR/><BR/>It if false and misleading top claim that the President has no enough power- to the contrary he has to much power, power that he has misused and abused.<BR/><BR/>You have also missed the fact that Yulia recently appointed a new advisor.. <BR/><BR/>Recent polls show Our Ukraine - People |self Defence with 8.5% support and Yushchenko is unwinnable be it Yulia vs Yushchenko or Yanukovych vs Yushchenko Yushchenko is the loser.<BR/><BR/>If you remove the arguments that are more designed to bring about a political outcome and look at the system as a whole where are far more checks and balances in a full parliamentary model then the parliament-presidential model. The lawyer has failed to deliver good governance and stability.<BR/><BR/>If Ukraine wants to be part of Europe tyhen it should look to Europe and not the USA for its political guidance. England, Germany or Finland are good examples of a parliamentary system. <BR/><BR/>One look at the US fiasco and costs involved in electing a President<BR/> should make it clear that a transition to a European parliamentary system is the way forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-39717391669999340702008-04-22T16:17:00.000+03:002008-04-22T16:17:00.000+03:00For a while there, I actually thought Baloha was g...For a while there, I actually thought Baloha was going to do some good for the country and for the office of President.<BR/><BR/>No such luck.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that if Yushchenko had simply stuck to his word, if he had simply stuck to democratic principles, today he would have been in much better shape politically, instead of having to rely on the whim of oligarchs.<BR/><BR/>Ukrainian politics currently is like a kaleidescope - you spin the pieces of glass around, and the patterns change - but the pieces of glass are exactly the same.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The thing to do is to break the kaleidescope, and bring in true democracy, rather than oligarchy.<BR/><BR/>Yushchenko keeps talking about how corruption is ruining the country = and then protects Firtash and shady gas middlemen and intermediaries who siphon millions of dollars from Ukraine, together with their Russian Gazprom counterparts.<BR/><BR/>Yushchenko must know something that we don't, or that he's not telling.<BR/><BR/>His actions make no sense.<BR/><BR/>He had the support of the people. Now he has the support of Akhmetov, theoretically, which can vanish in an instant.<BR/><BR/>And very little support from the people.<BR/><BR/>Did he think that the sharks which comprise Ukrainian politics would stand idly by and let Baloha maneuver with impunity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086033.post-69288509092104198882008-04-22T13:57:00.000+03:002008-04-22T13:57:00.000+03:00A new constitution doesn't solve many of Tym's pro...A new constitution doesn't solve many of Tym's problems either though. If her law passes she won't have a coaltion anymore and she and Yanuk will be fighting each other for the premiership and bribing every faction and every individual member to try to put together a new coalition. In this fight Yanuk might well win, which is why he'd support this change. Alternatively she could go for an election maybe but the outcome will probably worse overall even if she in the best case scenario gets NUNS votes she still won't have a governming majority. If inflation carries on POR is more likely to get it.<BR/><BR/>Even in the "best case" and she becomes PM all the responsiblity for the economic mess and gas prices will be on her and any measures she tries to take will hurt. <BR/><BR/>In short going it alone might destory Yush but her dominance will be short lived to say nothing of the continuing damage to the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com