The Regions Party is ready to participate in early parliamentary elections, the head of the Regions Party faction in parliament, Oleksandr Yefremov, has said.
"If such a question arises, our faction will be ready to participate in early parliamentary elections," he said at a briefing on Thursday.
He said that faction members were not afraid of the question of early parliamentary elections, because "we do not have a constructive opposition in the format in which the parliament currently works."
At the same time, Yefremov said that the question of early parliamentary elections and the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada was not being considered at the official level.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said on July 4 that the main task was to stabilize the work of the Ukrainian parliament, but he did not rule that if it is impossible to do this, "it will be necessary to switch to the procedure of early parliamentary elections."
On the same day, representatives of the united opposition stated their intention to participate in early parliamentary elections.
According to Article 90 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the president may terminate the powers of the Verkhovna Rada only if plenary meetings do not start within 30 days of one regular session.
At the same time, the powers of the Verkhovna Rada cannot be terminated in the last six months of the term of office of the Ukrainian president.
