Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 6, 2021 – Local News
“We see just the rattling of political ambitions,” said MP Bezgin
Attempts by the Opposition Platform for Life faction to abolish decentralization will fail. Vitaliy Bezgin, a People’s Deputy and co-author of Bill 354535 “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Concerning the Development of the Institute of Elders.”
The politician reminded that in Ukraine all communities are approved by a government order. They held elections on October 25, and after the adoption of Law 656651 in November, which allowed communities to take over district-level property, the law on voluntary association had virtually expired in its previous version.
“The contradiction can be resolved not by the courts, but only by amending the Constitution, where at the time of the introduction of the term” community “instead of mentions of villages and settlements. There is no other way. Is it politically possible to win a lawsuit and overthrow the unification law? Theoretically, the law may be declared unconstitutional, but will it have a positive impact on the development of self-government in the country?” Said the People’s Deputy.
Bezgin has no doubt that there is a minimal chance of winning in OPZZh, but this will not affect the existing administration. “Besides, let’s be honest: all appeals in the Constitutional Court by such political entities as the OPZZH are exclusively a demonstration of a political position. Is it very effective now to try to liquidate communities, as soon as they tell the 10% of OTG chairmen who were elected under their political brand, and even more deputies?” – the people’s deputy reported.
Bezgin stressed that the attempts of the OPZH to abolish decentralization are just a flicker of political ambitions. The same applies to the formation of districts within the new borders. They also tried to challenge their formation in court, in particular the order of the Cabinet of Ministers “On approval of a long-term plan for the formation of communities in the Lviv region,” but the Constitutional Court refused to open proceedings.
The faction of the Opposition Platform – For Life asks the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional the provisions of the law “On Voluntary Association of Territorial Communities”, according to which the unification of settlements should be carried out in accordance with long-term plans approved by the executive. In their opinion, this contradicts Article 140 of the Constitution, according to which local self-government is the right of a territorial community to independently resolve issues of local significance.
Law №3651 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Regulation of Certain Issues of Organization and Activity of Local Self-Government Bodies and District State Administrations”, adopted on November 17, regulates the issue of succession to communal and state property, budget resources, rights and obligations, and also makes it possible to create district state administrations in new districts. For the functioning of local government in the new administrative-territorial system, this law must create conditions that guarantee the stability of legal and other relations, ensure the continuity of the tasks and powers of both local government and local self-government.
