cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/euro@feddit.online/p/1824793/ukraines-prime-minister-yulia-svyrydenko-to-step-down-as-zelenskyy-announces-government
We discussed with the President the challenges facing our country and the changes needed to strengthen the Government’s work and our relations with international partners.
Today, it is vitally important to pool all our strengths and resources to strengthen Ukraine.
I am grateful to the President for his trust and high regard for our team’s work. I am proud to have had the honour of leading the Government during the most difficult period in Ukraine’s recent history.
I would like to thank every single person defending Ukrainian soil; our military are our strength and our independence.
I would like to thank the entire government team for their work for the good of the state during this time of great challenges. Together, we have visited every corner of our incredible country, paying particular attention to the frontline regions; we have taken extremely complex and urgent decisions; we have weathered the harshest winter; and not for a single second have we allowed the enemy to stop the heartbeat of our state — its economy.
I also discussed our next steps with the President.
I am ready to continue serving the Ukrainian state and carrying out tasks aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s position, protecting our national interests and bringing about a just peace.
Glory to Ukraine!🇺🇦
Hope he does have enough sanity in him not to replace Fedorov.
Fucking hell
When this is over I do expect Ukraine to have the power to restrain Zelensky and others like him, yes?
It is not good how long a president is able to stay in power to without strong elective (re-)legitimation, but I also understand why Selensky and a Ukrainian president in this war manages. Slightly dysfunctional self-determinism is way better than no self-determinism at all plus cultural discrimination, I guess.
It’s not dysfunction it is the law. Elections are illegal, they’re held every 5 years and the president’s term ends, not after 5 years, but after the election as the law states.
The law can be dysfunctional, the law is not always what is good or just. In China the laws prevent you from besmirching the CCP, a woman accused of terrorism for such was just caught attempting to flee through Thailand.
Nobody cares what you think. If you care, go be Ukrainian and change the law.
We all live with laws we do not like, most of us vote for people to change them. I’m assuming you are a nefarious actor (a silly in the head one) because you’re intentionally not understanding another country’s law.
They have the right to decide how their own law works. Nobody cares what you think is right or wrong.
I can oppose authoritarianism in any country I wish. Fuck China and Fuck Russia, Fuck Trump and the Ayatollah, and Ukraine better be on its’ best behavior after this war ends.
It’s not authoritarian. It’s their established law that was legally established. Shut up.
You can be anti-authoritarian AND staunchly support Ukraine or their citizens in this war fabricated entirely by Russia’s fault. Ukraine is not authoritarian by Western standards, but this doesn’t mean we should bully civil society trying to achieve progress.
Also why are we so rude to each other?
Valid question for the day when russia falls. Invalid question today.
There were two Maidan before. I don’t doubt Ukraine’s ability to preserve democracy.
What lmfao
I’m asking if the system of one lone person having the power to reshuffle the democratically elected government is permanent? There needs to be plans in place for when the war ends and absolute power corrupts somebody absolutely.
I’m supporting Ukraine to prevent some dictator asshole from owning it, so make sure that is in fact the case.
There’s 0 reasons to assume he is doing this. Absolutely not one
Holding an election during martial law is actually illegal in Ukraine. This is only brought up by people outside of the country to try and smear Zelensky as some kind of wannabe gangster or something.
They only have martial law because of a Russian invasion.
I’d bet my biscuits he gets reelected when it’s over because people aren’t ready to move on.
Just such an absurd thing to bring up especially in the face of fucking Putin on the other side.
IDGAF what his plans are after the war is over, for the most part, there needs to be a plan. Idc if it’s the Dalai Llama or Ghandi or a joint office between Jimmy Carter and Obama, there ALWAYS needs to be this level of power in place for the electorate to maintain their own power and enforce democracy.
Putin is in power because Russia GAVE UP THIS POWER.
There is a plan. People hold elections. It’s illegal during martial law. Because of the Russian invasion.
You’re basically saying there needs to be a tool to prevent car accidents and everyone else is like “yeah they’re called breaks, traffic laws, seatbelts, airbags” and you’re acting like none of that exists
What are the brakes?
Zelensky’s term ended on May 20th, 2024, shouldn’t there have been an election to choose his eventual successor already?
No because of martial law. Because of the invasion. Like I said.
There are brakes. When the invasion ends, when Ukraine is safe, they can hold elections. All Ukrainians understand this. The law is written as such.
You’re talking about something with so much emotion and you didn’t even bother to look it up
You probably don’t understand the power configuration here. The political party “Servant of the People” with Zelensky in it’s head won the previous elections in a landslide. Won so hard like none before. With mono-party-majority, which didn’t happen at any point before.
Zelensky is able to reshuffle the government not because he is a president, but because his party has the biggest amount of seats in the parliament - even after all the scandals and splits.