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The deputies of Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko (Bet) appeared at the first meeting of the Rada of a new convocation in the uniform: men in white sweater, women in white blouses, both with a red heart on the chest, the new symbol of Tymoshenko, after Yushchenko “privatized” an orange color. “We had to change clothes right here, in the building of the Rada. He barely picked up the size of the sweater, ”Egor Grescko, the secrets of the Butovets political performance organization, reveals the secrets of the political performance.

Bet dressed in a white faction looked spectacular even against the backdrop of expensive stripes, in which Donetsk capitalists came from the Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovych. (They also attached ridiculous white-blue flags to their seats. Their allies-communists with red flags sat nearby.) All possible symbols were read in the whitish of the deputies: you want, you want, you want, the Chistor of thoughts or willingness to be a “doctor for a sick country”. And the main meaning - Yulia Tymoshenko has not changed. The external effect, the memorable gesture is still above the pragmatism of the policy. What Viktor Yushchenko -Cita fired her for: he is engaged in a self -PR, - the same did not go away. Therefore, Yulia Tymoshenko is still not appointed candidate for the premieres from the "Orange Coalition". Although, most likely, in a month he will achieve his and enter the Cabinet building. All in white and with a scarlet heart on the chest.

During his 20-minute speech, Viktor Yushchenko was noticeably worried. More recently there were elections, albeit to fluff lost. It was possible to sluggishly go over with his comrades -in -arms in the revolution about the configuration of the ruling coalition, joke with journalists, and draw paintings in the evenings. And now exactly a month remained before the fork. The president has two options: Yushchenko, as the constitutional reform dictates to him, to which he agreed in the days of the revolution, turns into the English Queen. His party, which has only 80 out of 450 mandates, creates a coalition with BYUT, who has 129 of them, and the allies of Tymoshenko - socialists (33 deputies). As a result of this unequal marriage, the “Furious Julia” becomes the prime minister - the fact of the main person of the country. The fireworks of bright gestures, ships over the “former” begins, the rejection of factories from the oligarchs from Eastern Ukraine, the denunciation of gas agreements with the Kremlin. Or he delays negotiations on the creation of the coalition, dissolves Rada and receives an even more monstrous defeat in new elections.

The option in which our Ukraine Yushchenko will unite with the main enemy - Party of the Yanukovych regions and the Communists in order to create a strange government in which there will be no consent from any of the fundamental issues, it seems seriously not considered.

And only one hope remained with Yushchenko - to replace the hated constitutional reform, regain real power to itself and rule with God's help until 2009. The law on reform can be corrected only by the Constitutional Court, but he cannot sit down - he does not have enough judges to the quorum. They were refused to elect the previous Rada.

The nervous Yushchenko designated all his spiritual throwing in hints: he will consent to the prime minister proposed by the coalition, provided that this coalition "will be a single team that will be able to ensure the development of the country on the basis of European values." Read: Yanukovych, who opposes the country's course for joining the EU and for the strategic alliance with Russia, will not be in the government. “I wish I wish the Verkhovna Rada those reforms that Ukrainians have been waiting for a long time. First of all, administrative-territorial reform; And, of course, to ensure economic growth of at least 5% of GDP per year, ”he continued. It was meant that Tymoshenko, when the prime minister, was incredible, it is undesirable to give too much power. “... and form the Supreme Court of Ukraine - Constitutional, whose judges are still not appointed,” the president finally breathed. Stormy applause spent him from the rostrum.

They clapped more only after the execution of the anthem of Ukraine - a chorus, to the accompaniment of the orchestra. The most tried the singer Ruslan (ski) and Yushchenko himself, holding his left hand in the place where Tymoshenko had a heart drawn.

In general, from the first meeting, they wanted to make a holiday - after more symbols of unity, less practical policy. People's Artist of the Republic of Neonila Kryukova read the poem of the Ukrainian poet Vladimir Sosyura “Love Ukraine”. The deputies signed the oath, Prime Minister Yuri Yanurov without excesses resigned his powers before the new composition of parliament-it was not the first time, he was resigned in January, in the midst of a gas crisis, but then from his position the prefix and the prefix and. O.

The idyll in the hall ended immediately after the president’s speech. Because Yulia Tymoshenko came to the stands. And right away - the main thing: “There is no need to work for the Rada until there will be the ruling majority and the prime minister. We have no and cannot have other questions on the agenda. I propose to disperse until June 7 and return with the finished coalition. ”

This short message made a destructive effect. Festively dressed deputies from the Communist Party and the Party of Regions - 20 people from all their places and rushed to the rostrum, demanding to continue the work of the Verkhovna Rada or at least declare a break to discuss the issue. But Ivan Bokiy, presiding at the meeting, still raised the question of voting. There were deafening applause in the hall. They clapped longer than Yushchenko and the anthem: 240 deputies from the Socialist Party, “Our Ukraine” and Buty “Orange Coalition in Action” spoke out for a break in work. Against - 196: Yanukovych's associates (have 185 mandates) and communists (21); 10 people did not vote.

Clutching his hands into the microphone, a deputy from the Party of Regions, Yaroslav Sukhoi, tried to shout to the conscience of the “orange”: “It is unpleasant for me that in our work we started with another quarrel and squabbles that they try to slip us! This is an artificial delay in work! The country has a systemic crisis, you have to work! And you have been sculpting some of your coalition for six months-yes all the children have already known about it! ” The leader of the Communists, Peter Simonenko, expressed himself even more aphorist: "A child who should already be born for a long time was clearly transferred."

The first meeting showed that the “orange” can be agreed only on tactical issues, they believe in the center of political research “Penta” - they would have finally “reported the child” last week and form a stable coalition. The deputy head of the BYuT faction in the Rada, Alexander Turchinov, called the only vote of the Rada: "Our little victory."

Tymoshenko is still far from Victory. She still peremptorily states that she will unite with “our Ukraine” and the social party and will become the prime minister. “I hope that wisdom and responsibility will lead to the signing of the agreement before June 7,” she said and quickly left Radu, only the white blouse flickered. Viktor Yanukovych threw her after that she was trying to "usurpery power." On the street of the deputies leaving the Rada, no one met: a strange thing, but in Kyiv there were no rallies for such an important day for the country - it was possible because it was raining continuously.

Now the party members for a month will pose in their offices in order to once again try to understand who will rule Ukraine. They did not stop this exciting activity for a minute. The last option was reported by Newsweeklider of the Our Ukraine faction Roman Immortal : “ We finally determined that we will negotiate with the Blok BYUT and the socialists. (He made such statements more than once, after which the bargaining with Yanukovych resumed. - Newsweek . ) The prime minister’s candidacy will be determined by a separate protocol within the framework of the arrangements between the three forces. To divide the posts of ministers, a score system is offered. Their number of forces will be proportional to the interest received in the elections. The prime minister will cost 7 points, the first deputy prime minister-5, and ministers-3 points. In this case, BYUT will receive 10 portfolios of ministers, “Our Ukraine” –7, and the Socialist Party -3 ”.

While “orange” are engaged in arithmetic exercises, Viktor Yanukovych encourages himself and the Kremlin suffering for it. “The coalition in the Verkhovna Rada will be created precisely on the basis of the Party of Regions,” he assured journalists. His ally in the faction, one of the richest people in the country and the “owner of the Donbass” Rinat Akhmetov explains: “We are the winners of the elections and have every right to form a government.” On the sidelines of the Rada, they understand what he was talking about: supposedly a billionaire has concluded a friendship agreement with the president in exchange for favors his business. According to the Newsweek source in the Party of Regions, at one of the closed meetings of the Akhmetov headquarters, he said: “I didn’t invest $ 500 million in the business in Ukraine to quarrel with Yushchenko.” He certainly can’t be able to be friends with Tymoshenko - she clearly showed during her premiere that Akhmetov’s property may well be “reprivatized”.

All the hope of the pro-Russian faction for that is explained by the head of the headquarters of the Party of Regions Taras Chornovil that Tymoshenko, due to a bad nature and a tendency to shocking, will not be able to agree with the president. “Then Yushchenko, in order not to dissolve the Rada, will create a government with us,” he dreams.

But most of the Newsweek political scientists are sure that the “orange” have already divided the posts. Yulia Tymoshenko is a prime minister, and the leader of the socialist faction, Alexander Moroz-Speaker Rada. Yushchenko's associates will receive their 7 ministerial portfolios, but key. “Tymoshenko, with all her ambitions, does not have so many professionals to create [capable] government,” says political scientist Viktor Nebuzhenko. In this regard, experts do not exclude that even personnel of the Party of Regions will be in demand.

Well, Yushchenko just nowhere to go. One of the Ukrainian political scientists sets out the conspiracy the version, according to which the president does not have a choice. Like, the United States, which support Tymoshenko, pressed it. In return, the Bush administration will do everything to accept Ukraine in NATO in 2008, and will allocate stabilization loans to it if Russia infuriates gas prices.

The most calm person leaving the Verkhovna Rada building was the Russian ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin. He looked at the rain wall, then said to Newsweeki correspondent: “I liked the ceremony, I wonder! We have more so, without these ... in a businesslike way. More pragmatic. Anthem - then for work! "