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February 21, 2024
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February 21, 2024MP Viacheslav Medyanik from the presidential faction “Servant of the People” has submitted a statement about resigning from his mandate. This was announced by MP Alexei Honcharenko.
Medyanik was elected in constituency No. 27 (the city of Dnipro) and held the position of Deputy Head of the Committee on Law Enforcement. Since he was elected in a majoritarian district, i.e., a territorial area, he cannot be replaced. Otherwise, if he were elected from the party list, the next candidate would have taken his place. Thus, the number of deputies will decrease to less than 400 people, whereas 450 are required.
It’s worth recalling that the parliament leadership recognized the problem of a shortage of deputies. Dozens of MPs do not attend sessions, fail to perform their duties and want to resign, but they have not been released yet. This could lead to the incompetence of the entire government, especially since elections during wartime are prohibited. Experts attribute this behavior of MPs to pressure from the president’s office to vote for unconstitutional laws, but they refuse to be blackmailed and prefer to relinquish their mandates altogether.