This is a first. Or does he forget that in in 2007 he brought Ukraine to a stand still for seven months when he unconstitutionally dismissed Ukraine’s parliament and illegally interfered with the independence and operation of Ukraine’s constitutional court?

And then again in 2008 when he tried to dismiss the current government.

Yushchenko is not in a position to dictate terms. He is a caretaker president with less then 4% support. He will soon be ousted from office and will lose the next Presidential election scheduled for January 2010.

Yushchenko’s main interest is to try and claw back the sweetheart deal and control over Ukraine’s gas supply to UkrRosenergo which is closely related to Yushchenko and his backers (Including Firtash and Yushcheko’s brother, Petro Yushchenko)

The list todate.

• Inna Bohoslovska^[26][27][28]
• Anatoliy Hrytsenko, member of Our Ukraine, former Minister of Defense^[29][30][31]
• Volodymyr Lytvyn, parliamentary speaker^[32][33]
• Oleh Ryabokon ^[34]
• Petro Symonenko, Leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine^[35][36]
• Serhiy Tihipko, former CEO of the National Bank of Ukraine^[37][38][39]
• Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada member of Our Ukraine and Front for Change party^{[40][41][42][43]}
• Viktor Yushchenko, Incumbent President and member of Our Ukraine ^[44][45]

Additional expected participants

The following candidates have formally proclaimed their intent to run for president in the upcoming election:

• Viktor Yanukovych, Party of Regions candidate and runner-up in the 2004 presidential election ^[46]
• Yulia Tymoshenko, Incumbent Prime Minister leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
• Oleh Tyahnybok, All-Ukrainian Union “Freedom” and Our Ukraine–People’s Self-Defense Bloc, leader and deputy of the Lviv Regional Council ^[47]
• Yuriy Kostenko, Ukrainian People’s Party deputy of Verkhovna Rada for Our Ukraine–People’s Self-Defense Bloc^[48][49]
• Oleksandr Moroz, Socialist Party of Ukraine, former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada ^[50]

Prospective candidates have until November 6, 2009 to register with the Central Election Commission

1. significantly alters the balance of power and constitutional representation in Ukraine;
2. seeks to establish Ukraine as a semi Presidential system of governance;
3. the proposed creation of a Senatorial bicameral Parliament establishes Ukraine as a federation of disproportionate administrative regions and as such is undemocratic in its design and implementation.

The representational model for the proposed Senate does not meet current European standards or democratic values.
The disparity between electorates with the same level of representation denies Ukraine the right of one vote one value.

The disparity in representation is further exacerbated as a result of the proposed use of first-past-the-post method of voting in electing Senate candidates.

The three staggered Senatorial terms of office further diminishes the representational model which in turn undermines public confidence in the authority and democratic composition of the proposed Senate

The President is granted a Senatorial position for life even if he/she has been voted out of office and not elected to a second term;

4. there is no provision for the purouging of the Senate or double dissolutions of both houses of parliament;
5. diminishes and restricts the rights and authority of the Parliament to hold parliamentary inquiries;
6. does not address a number of issues already identified by the Venice Commission in review of the V Shapoval draft proposals;
7. removes a number of significant checks and balances against the misuse and abuse of Presidential authority. Most notably the changes to the impeachment procedures or the President; The President can only be impeached by the Senate if the President has intentionally committed a crime.The President would not be held accountable or subject to impeachment for breaches of oath or Ukraine’s Constitution as is the case in the grounds for dismissal of Judges;
8. the President appoints and dismisses 100% of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court Judges;
9. fails to address a number of significant issues and points of conflict in the current constitution;
10. does not provide for stable or democratic governance

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They also have limited immunity for Ukraine’s president and Judges.

The parliament will no longer be liable for defamation action for statements made within the course of parliamentary debate bringing Ukraine in line with other western democracies.

The proposed amendments will be forwarded to Ukraine’s Constitutional Court for review and re-presented to the Parliament for adoption at its next regular Parliamentary session which is scheduled to commence in February 2, 2010.