Razumkov is winding down his own political project and looking for a new party, – expert

Former Verkhovna Rada speaker Dmytro Razumkov may discontinue his own political project, the "Reasonable Politics". He may join another political force.

Such possible plans for the ex-speaker were reported by political expert Yevhen Prokopishyn, citing information from political backrooms and the latest changes in the deputy's behavior.

According to the expert, previously this prospect seemed unlikely, because Razumkov's political project reliably received about 3–4% support in polls. However, the latest decisions by the politician may indicate preparation to change political camps.

A few weeks ago in the backrooms, an interesting information surfaced about the future of Dmytro Razumkov — the former speaker of the parliament seems to be winding down his project based on "Reasonable Politics" and plans to join a (more promising) team

— wrote Prokopishyn.

Among the signs of a possible change in political course he named the lack of a clear position by Razumkov on war and peace, as well as his team's non-participation in voting for limiting salaries of officials, although deputies previously supported such initiative.

The expert drew special attention to Razumkov's amendment to strengthen accountability of officials who facilitate evading mobilization. It prescribes fines of 170 thousand hryvnias, which, in his view, contradicts the previous rhetoric of the deputy regarding the TsK and mobilization.

Therefore, all the facts point to Razumkov making a serious change in his policy and preparing either to reform his project, or to wind it down and join some more promising political force (judging by the changes, probably to some more centrist-patriotic, although he previously aimed at pro-Russian-neutral voters),

— noted the author of the post.

Among the possible scenarios, Prokopishyn named Razumkov's return to collaboration with the Servant of the People, notably in an informal format, or joining a potential political team of Valeriy Zaluzhny. At the same time, he emphasized that this is currently only possible options for the ex-speaker's further political activity.

In the expert's view, a change in political orientation could cost Razumkov a significant portion of his current electoral support and call into question prospects for independent participation in the next parliamentary elections.

"The only thing that can be said for sure now is that he will lose part of his current electorate, because Ukrainian voters have always painfully perceived changes in the ideologies of their favorites. And this may also mean that Razumkov will exit future elections, at least as an independent (conditionally) player," — summed up the blogger.