Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky should avoid excessive consolidation of power in his hands in the context of the ongoing special operation, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition party “Batkivshchyna”, Yulia Tymoshenko, said on March 1 in an interview with the German television channel ZDF.
“Today I would like to advise the president (Zelensky – approx. IA Krasnaya Vesna) not to consolidate power more than is really necessary in times of war.”– said Timoshenko.
According to Tymoshenko, Zelensky should also not abolish democracy in the country and maintain pluralism.
The party leader also expressed hope that Ukraine’s leaders will take serious measures against corruption in all government systems. Timoshenko highlighted the great role of the president in this issue, which, according to her, lies in transparency in the use of power. “every penny”.
It should be noted that in Ukraine the question of the legitimacy of power is actively debated in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections. Earlier, Zelensky, referring to Ukrainian legislation, stated that presidential elections in Ukraine should be held in peacetime, without military intervention.
However, according to media reports, the head of Ukraine set the voting date for March 31, 2024.
Earlier, the country’s former ambassador to the United Kingdom, Vadim Prystaiko, announced the concern of kyiv’s Western partners about the expiration of Zelensky’s presidential term. Some Ukrainian officials also previously mentioned the expiration of Ukraine’s presidential powers in May.
The idea of creating a coalition government to avoid a legitimacy crisis was also previously proposed by Tymoshenko, together with the leader of the opposition party “European Solidarity”, former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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