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Why Samopomich is fracturing the coalition
While emphasizing that it does not claim any positions, at the same time Sadohv’s team is destabilizing the coalition with excessive portfolio appetites in the Verkhovna Rada.
President Petro Poroshenko urged deputies not only to form a government by Tuesday but also to launch normal work of the legislative bodies.
That is, in the parliament all positions in committees should be divided, and the deputies of Volodymyr Groysman should also be determined as the deputy speaker. The architecture of the newly elected parliament is practically outlined, but there is one significant snag— the parliamentary faction of Samopomich wants to receive as many as 7 parliamentary committees with 25. This, while the largest faction of Petro Poroshenko Bloc may receive 9. And the third-largest Opposition Bloc will most likely be limited to 2 committees — on the rules and on human rights.
The story of Samopomich’s claims to 7 committees is long-standing. This political force has only 32 sticks, and this already speaks to the excessive appetites of Andriy Sadovyi’s team. According to DS, within coalition negotiations Samopomich proposed the post of deputy speaker and leadership in two, possibly three committees. And there they want leadership positions not many, but in committees on foreign affairs and on national security and defense. At the head of the first apparently should be Hanna Hopko, the second - Semen Semenchenko. Regarding Hopko there may be no objections, but Semenchenko is a great TV spokesman and a patriot, yet he does not have not only professional education, he does not have a university degree. The specified committee is arguably the most important in the Parliament under current conditions. Therefore no one wants to risk.
No one wants to bow to the whims of a single faction. The coalition has dragged on long enough, and wasting time on dividing portfolios is an excessive luxury.
It seems that Sadovy and Co have openly inflated the stakes with their committee demands. They do not want to concede. They say deputy speaker role is no longer interesting to them; they insist on seven committees. How will this end? There are three possible scenarios.
First: the coalition agrees to give Samopomich three committees, including those on international affairs. Four would be too many.
Second: the coalition leaves everything as is—two committees plus the deputy speakership. If they want it, let them accept the offer. If not, the deputy speaker will become someone from the cross-faction.
Third: the committees are divided among other coalition members, leaving Samopomich near the broken trough.
This option is unlikely, as it would mean the collapse of the coalition. But no one wants to bow to the whims of a single faction either. The coalition has dragged on long enough, and wasting time on dividing portfolios is a luxury too great. Moreover, it is worth recalling that Sadovyi’s team has always emphasized that it goes to power not for the sake of posts. Therefore, it does not delegate candidates to the government.
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