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The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and the head of the parliamentary apparatus Vyacheslav Shtuchnyy, during a meeting with media representatives, announced a possible alternative format for voting in parliament in the event of prolonged air alerts. This is reported on the Rada's pages on social networks.
- In case of an air raid alarm, members of parliament must interrupt the plenary session and go to shelter. Under conditions of prolonged air alerts, this consumes time that the Parliament could use to exercise its constitutional powers. The Verkhovna Rada apparatus has created an opportunity to continue the plenary session directly in the shelter located in the Parliament building on Mykhailo Hrushevsky Street, 5. The premises have workspaces for all MPs, the press release says.
Stefanchuk clarified that the alternative format is planned to be used only during prolonged air raids. He added that if the alarm is not prolonged, the Council will work in its usual mode in the session hall.
In addition, to organize voting, the Verkhovna Rada apparatus developed a special system, which MPs are to test this week.
Shtuchnyy noted that budget funding was not involved in developing the system. According to him, its creation was carried out by staff of the Verkhovna Rada apparatus with their own resources.
1 In September, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko showed the room where the Rada will work during air raids.
31 In August, the Apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada announced that they are seeking a solution that would allow Parliament to continue full work even during air raids.
31 In August, MP Olha Vasylivska-Smahliuk from the Servant of the People faction said that the Rada would work during alarms and would vote via QR codes.
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