This will take a while to sort out – more spin than the Sears Roebuck Washing Machine Dept.
Let’s pray that Yush can capitalize on yet another turmoil as he appears to be pitted against eastern Ukraine manufacturing interests who are hurt most by Russia’s unilateral termination of both valid $50 contracts.
UPDATE: Is Yush setting up Good Cop/BadCop ” Listen Putin, you know how Yulia can be – throw me a bone here and lets work together”. This sets up Tymoshenko as being the downside of a failed Yushchenko administration — AND making the former East/West paradigm obsolete. Let’s see if Tymoshenko can rally the “opposition” behind her.
UPDATE: Here is the latest scoop on all the wranglings between the Parliment and Pres.
It is important to note that as of 1/1/06, the Parliment can dissolve the Cabinet but that they have yet to pass a law on HOW TO MAKE THE NEW ONE! Does this leave Yush with the ability claim the Parliment and cabinet is a non sequitor?
UPDATE: The Sich takes great pleasure in seeing that a Russian participant in the Orange Revolution finally looks worse than Yushchenko. Pictured is Alex’s Brain ruminating on several Billion$ he just lost to “undisclosed” businessmen.
What the heck is going on over there? I knew that this situation was far from over. Let’s hope that Yushchenko can pull the fat out of the fire this time. Sigh.
Greetings and thanks for contacting me. I have only had a few hours to try to sort this out. I see this as a major blunder by Tymoshenko. Ukrainians will tend to side with the underdog. We now have both Russia and Yulia’s populism as legitimate hindrances (your analysis is excellent) I do not like the leaders elected in Eastern Ukraine, but I believe these events may lead to a coalition that will represent the interests of all citizens of Ukraine. For now, however, Yushchenko has a lot of work to do.
OEC
I think you’re right about that OEC. Parliamentary democracy will most likely lead to less polarized politics and better negotiating of everyone’s interests.
But I have to laugh. I didn’t realize they hadn’t passed a law on how to form a new government yet. Perhaps, if they wrangle and figure out a new one, that process in itself will serve as a legal precedent for doing so?
Robert,
It is indeed a tragicomedy. I am kind of surprised Tymoshenko is showing her hand this early. Regions and Our Ukraine will probably form a tenuous coalition (assuming Lytvyn, the Socialists, and Klitschko do not somehow show well in East Ukraine.) The bottom line: Ukraine has to be united.
OEC