In The Verkhovna Rada was proposed to introduce a ten-year moratorium on public policy for members of “anti-Ukrainian parties” in order to reduce the influence of “agents”. Earlier, Zelensky suspended the activities of 11 parties for “ties with Russia”
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
A bill has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine prohibiting the founders and members of “anti-Ukrainian parties” from applying for the post of deputies of all levels or the post of president for ten years to “purge the authorities” of such persons. The document is registered in the Ukrainian Parliament.
“The war has actualized the issue of cleansing the government and public space from collaborators and traitors. Some of them worked directly for the special services of Russia, some reached political and business interests due to speculation in the narratives of enemy propaganda, reducing the defense capability,” the explanatory note says.
According to the idea of the authors of the bill, in addition to the positions of the President of Ukraine, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada and local deputies, lustration will also concern state bodies and local self-government structures.
The moratorium on public policy and civil service in relation to members of “anti-Ukrainian parties”, the document says, will not only free up places for more worthy people, but also reduce the influence of “enemy agents”, which cannot be checked in a short time for involvement in acts of sabotage and transfer of information to the enemy.
The bill, its authors point out, is directed against members of the following political forces: Communist Party, Party of Regions, Social Democratic Party, «Opposition Platform— For Life» (OPZH), «Sharia Party», «Power», «Left Opposition», Progressive Socialist Party, «The Union of the Left Forces, the Opposition Bloc, the Socialists, Our and the Vladimir Balance Bloc.
“For the members of the above-mentioned parties, the very fact of belonging to associations that have been methodically introducing enemy propaganda and conducting destructive activities in public space for years is [important], [for them] political responsibility is necessary,” the authors of the bill summarized in an explanatory note.
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The document was sent for consideration by the Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning.
About a month after the start of the Russian military operation, the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, instructed to suspend the activities of 11 political parties for the duration of martial law, he justified this decision by their “connection with Russia”. The decision affected the OPCW, the Sharia Party, the Opposition Bloc and other parties. «Anythe activity of politicians aimed at a split or collaboration will not be successful, but will receive a tough response,” the Ukrainian leader assured then.
In mid-April, the OPZH faction in the Verkhovna Rada suspended its activities.
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