Lytvyn against declaring state of emergency

November07200917:42

Even if the state of emergency is initiated, it must be backed by lawmakers, he said. However, neither the Party of Regions nor the BYT are interested in such a scenario, the speaker pointed out.

Simultaneously, he said all the talk about the state of emergency and the transfer of Jan. 17 presidential election indicate attempts to gauge the reaction of Ukrainians worried by the recession and the flue.

• 15:1909.11.09 KP
• • Yushchenko's plans are ill conceived and a desperate attempt to prolong his term of office beyond five years.
    
    The World Health Organisation (WHO) have warned of a second and third wave of flue infections during Spring (April to June). Will Yushchenko again seek to prolong his term of office beyond five years?
    
    Ukraine was meant to have held the Presidential poll back on October 25. But Yushchenko forced a delay. What come May Yushchenko will once again continue to force another delay and prolong his term of office beyond five years.
    
    The Presidential election is organised by the parliament not the President. It is wrong for Yushchenko to interfere with the election. He can only do so in the serious and real need for a declaration of a state of emergency.
    
    Yushchenko has less then 4% support. If the election is delayed beyond January then it is incumbent of the parliament to remove Yushchenko from office and if need be have the parliament elect the president as is the case in Moldova, Greece and the EU.
    
    If need be Yushchenko must be impeached and Lytvyn take over the office of the President as caretaker President.