Previously the Prime Minister tried to resign but Parliament would not accept his resignation, so it didn’t happen. We can’t do this because we don’t have a Prime Minister.
Parliamentary system vs a Constitutional Republic...
Seems like a strange thing to do, what with hostilities on the eastern front.
“Didn’t they already do this once? To put it into Obama terms, is this a mulligan? Why can’t we do this?”
It’s pretty sad that they can’t keep a coalition government together, and depend on so much propaganda to make their military look good. Doesn’t say much for their future.
In parliamentary systems, elections cannot be delayed, but they can be held earlier, (1) at the discretion of the ruling majority, (2) in the event of a hung parliament or (3) on the eve of an important national decision.
First France, now Ukraine.
When will it be Amerika??????????
Technically legal, but not very democratic of him. He has to officially recognize that the secessionists are regular combatants representing the Donbar, not terrorists, or ensure the elections result in the proper representation of the Donbar region in the parliament. If the Donbar hasn’t seceded, you must include them. (Yes, the U.S. did regard the Confederacy as combatants, not criminals.)
The Fitch ratings agency has downgraded Ukraine one step closer to default grade, as the Ukrainian currency the hryvnia hits a record low, and the economy balances on the brink of a collapse.
Fitch cut the long-term local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Ukraine from B-,signifying a default risk, to CCC, where default is a real possibility, and affirmed its long-term foreign currency IDR at CCC, it said in a statement on Friday.
The downgrade came amid deteriorating economic outlook due to the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.