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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed parliament during his inauguration speech.
Ukraine faces political crisis as newly sworn-in President Zelenskiy dissolves parliament
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the dissolu- tion of the nation's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, immediately after he was sworn in on May 20.
"I dissolve the Verkhovna Rada," Zelenskiy said in his address to the people of Ukraine after he took the oath in the parliament, however, it was unclear exactly when Zelenskiy is going to sign a special presidential decree that makes the order law.
Zelenskiy’s order to dissolve parliament is controversial as it is not entirely clear that he can order the parliament to break up. The statement followed May 17's collapse
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of the ruling parliamentary coalition as a result of the withdrawal of the People's Front faction, headed by former prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Many politicians and experts believe that Ukrainian legislation prohibits
new coalition. At the same time, other regulations prohibit the president
to dissolve the parliament after May 27.
During his speech, Zelenskiy also urged the Ukrainian government to step down. "You can take a sheet of paper, take a
“We believe it’s entirely possible that Zelenskiy’s dismissal declaration is merely the start of
a legal battle”
dissolving the parliament within the next 30 days, during which the Rada should negotiate the creation of a
pen and step aside for those who think about the next generations, not about the next elections. Do it. And people will