Ukraine: Yanukovych proposes the opponent Klitschko to become prime minister
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych suggested Saturday at opposition leaders Arseny Yatsenyuk and Vitali Klitschko to run the government , and said he was ready to revise the constitution to reduce its powers, the Presidency announced in a statement. Arseniy Yatsenyuk , leader of the opponent jailed Yulia Tymoshenko , was offered the post of Prime Minister and ex-boxer Vitali Klitschko of the Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs , said the presidency after negotiations conducted for the presidency.
The
Presidency, citing Advisor to the President Andrii Portnov , said that
Yanukovych had agreed to establish a working group to " ? Amend the
legislation on referendums and perhaps through this mechanism , to
propose amendments the Constitution? ". The
opposition called for a return to the 2004 Constitution , a major
compromise accepted by the pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko emerged
victorious from the Orange Revolution had made Ukraine a parliamentary
republic with a powerful prime minister. The Constitution had later been revised again, giving most of the power to the Head of State.The crisis in the country for several weeks should lead to a reshuffle. President Yanukovych had announced Friday after a meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan . " ? We will take a decision at this meeting (Tuesday) ? " Has he said yesterday . " ? President will sign a decree and redesign the government to find a most professional ministerial team . ? " Amendments to anti- protest controversial laws will be voted on during a special session of Parliament , scheduled for the week next .
The question is whether these measures will be sufficient to calm the opposition pro -Russian regime of President Yanukovych. Many of them should hold on to their positions. To the point that even within the executive, there is still some doubt a peaceful outcome . " ? The events of recent days in the Ukrainian capital showed that our attempts to resolve the conflict peacefully, without recourse (...) force, were in vain ? ", The Minister of the Interior wrote Saturday Vitali Zakharchenko . " ? Our calls were not heard and the truce is violated ? " Has he said in a statement, accusing the protesters " ? Store weapons ? " In the center of Kiev. His ministry also Saturday accused the protesters have captured three policemen in the city of Kiev for several weeks. The opposition has denied .
Ukrainein The president also warned that it would use " ? Every legal means ? " At his disposal if he could not find a solution to the crisis with the opposition. Rinat Akhmetov, the richest oligarch in Ukraine , tried to calm the game " ? There can not be a solution to the political crisis , a peaceful solution. Any use of force is unacceptable? " Said in a statement M.Akhmetov which is an important personality of the party of the Ukrainian President .
For its part, the EU expects " ? Concrete steps ? " Power to restore peace in the country. " ? My talks in Kiev showed the need for a series of concrete steps to first begin to rebuild confidence in stopping the spiral of violence and intimidation ? " Said Saturday Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle, the returning from a visit to Kiev. He expressed his interlocteurs of " ? Deep concern ? " Of the EU at the escalation of the crisis " ? Stressing the need to end the cycle of violence, and to fight against the impunity of perpetrators of violations of human rights ? ". This step " ? Must be completed within a second time by a political process leading to stability in Ukraine? " Has he said , citing a statement.
Meanwhile, the protest gained ground on Saturday in the north and east. Thousands of protesters have occupied since Thursday administrations of several western regions deemed nationalists, including Lviv, Ukrainian- bastion near Poland, and demanded the departure of the governors appointed by Yanukovych. The movement won Saturday Poltava, east of Kiev, where demonstrators tried to invest the regional administration , according to Ukrainian media . Same Saturday Chernigiv , north of the capital, near the Belarusian border. To the west , the challenge is further amplified with the occupancy of the governor of the Vinnytsia region .
Furthermore Lviv , demonstrators already in western jurisdictions regions Ternopil , Rivne , Khmelnitsky , Lutsk , Ivano- Frankivsk and Tchenivtsi . However, demonstrations in support of President have however taken place in recent days in Donetsk (East) , stronghold of incumbent President .
Movement , born of the volte-face in November the Ukrainian government has suddenly refused to sign an association agreement with the EU to turn to Russia, has expanded in the province , winning six western regions nationalist countries ( Lviv, Rivne , Ternopil , Khmelnytsky, Chernivtsi , Ivano -Frankivsk ) where the regional administration buildings were stormed and occupied.