The Rada will be right-wing radical and military - Kyiv experts
Moscow – Kyiv, October 27 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Shtamm) – Due to the ATO and the loss of Crimea, the Rada will have fewer representatives from Russian-speaking regions, but will instead have more right-wing radicals, Maidan representatives, and battalion commanders. At the same time, President Poroshenko will be unable to dissolve the Rada ahead of schedule because he lacks the time and influence to do so, according to Kyiv experts interviewed by Kommersant .
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With a decrease in the number of representatives of the south and east, a system of checks and balances in the new Rada will not be formed, according to Kyiv experts of the publication.
“We must be prepared for the fact that some seats in parliament will be vacant,” says Kiev political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky. “Because of the ATO and the loss of Crimea, there will be fewer representatives of Russian-speaking regions in the Rada, but more right-wing radicals and representatives of the Maidan.”
Political strategists of the winning parties warned in advance that the electorate was unlikely to be satisfied with the voting results. “You need to understand that the composition of the Rada will be replaced by a third by Maidan people and battalion commanders, civil activists who have no experience working in government agencies,” assured the famous Ukrainian political strategist Viktor Ukolov.
“I think it (the Rada – editor’s note) will last three years, until 2017, when the next elections are scheduled. To dissolve it, the president needs time and influence, and he has little of both,” said Vladimir Medyanik, a member of the outgoing Rada.
The Rada will be far-right and militant, according to Kyiv experts.