"The key issue of the Ukrainian Week was exactly the launch of the reform process of the Verkhovna Rada… We noted that Ukraine continues to pursue a policy of pro-European reforms. There is sense in the general dialogue between the political parties [in Ukraine]. And we expect that they will not only find the right solution in order to avoid early elections, but also will continue to implement the reforms," Plenkovic told Ukrainian Segodnya daily.
Ukraine’s parliament has been in a crisis, facing a de-facto collapse of its ruling coalition. On February 15, the parliamentary faction aligned to Poroshenko – the Petro Poroshenko Bloc – described the cabinet’s work in 2015 as unsatisfactory.
The following day, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s government survived the no-confidence vote, which forced various factions to leave the ruling parliamentary coalition. The next vote is allowed no earlier than the next parliamentary session, scheduled to open on September 6.
Failure to form a new cabinet would lead to a snap election, Yatsenyuk said, adding that in the meantime there will be no government to work on implementing the International Monetary Fund-demanded conditions in return for loans vital for the country.
The Ukrainian constitution stipulates that the president may dismiss the parliament and hold snap elections after no ruling coalition is formed within 30 days.
