For the Fair Referendum Coalition of NGOs calls all citizens and political forces to refrain from the referendum initiation till legislation regulating this issue is brought in correspondence with the standards of the Council of Europe.

   

On December 15, elections in 5 "problematic" districts #94, 132, 194, 197, 223 will be held. Such decision was supported by 371 MPs on September 5. The election campaign will start in 60 days before the elections.

Leaders of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are planning to shift confrontations between MPs, which arise during consideration of draft laws, from the assembly hall to committees. In response, Members of Parliament show unwillingness to adhere to legislative regulations in their activities.

On the day the 3rd session of the Verkhovna Rada of VII convocation was opened, only 385 MPs registered for the plenary meeting, and 57 MPs were absent. Such information was taken from the electronic registration, published on site of the VRU. During the second session, only 111 MPs were present during all the sittings. Civil Network OPORA has analyzed and systematized the data on how MPs were attending plenary meetings during the second session. Results of this analysis will show which MPs f...

On September 3, the 3rd session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VII convocation will be officially opened. Civil Network OPORA presents summary of the VRU activities during the 2nd session to the public and journalists. It will help to assess prospects of political compromises and activities of MPs during the given period, to track tendencies OPORA has analyzed the joint vote of factions, how the certain political parties may influence voting results, whether the opposition is able to pas...

Before the 3rd session of the Verkhovna Rada of VII convocation is opened, OPORA publishes a number of materials containing a summary of parliamentary activities for the current period. These documents complement a long-term monitoring, which is being conducted by the organization after 2012 Parliamentary elections. The second analysis will systematize the information about rejected legislative initiatives and political argumentation "for" and "against" supporting them. The document will asse...

Before the 3rd session of the Verkhovna Rada of VII convocation is opened, OPORA will publish a number of materials containing a summary of parliamentary activities for the current period. These documents complement a long-term monitoring, which is being conducted by the organization after 2012 Parliamentary elections. Taking into consideration the results of an expert inquiry conducted by the OPORA after the first half-year of VRU activities, the first report concerns activities of parliamen...