Ukraine has a good opportunity today to pursue its constitutional reform and limit the president's "exorbitant" powers, Mykhailo Dobkin, a Ukrainian presidential candidate nominated by the Party of Regions, has said.

"Yesterday the country lacked any real opportunities to implement its constitutional reforms. But an exceptionally rare situation can be seen today. There is no full-fledged president in the country. There is no one who would agree to go to great lengths to defend his exorbitant powers in the constitution," Dobkin said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday, following a presentation of the Party of Regions' proposals concerning constitutional amendments.

The Party of Regions suggests making Russian a second official language in Ukraine, giving a greater say to the country's parliament and allowing it to form the government.

In addition to that, the proposed amendments guarantee Ukraine's "non-bloc" status, he said.

"All issues concerning [Ukraine's] accession to any political or economic alliances should be decided exclusively at referendums. And we are not prepared to enter such alliances at the moment," the presidential candidate said.

The country's amended constitution should also allow the regions to pursue their own budget and humanitarian policies, and the district administrations ought to be replaced by prefectures, Dobkin said.

When commenting on the need to boost the Verkhovna Rada's powers, Dobkin said that the amended constitution should offer guarantees of the opposition's activity "in order to always keep the authorities toned."

Other proposals include further reforms of Ukraine's judicial system such as abolishing parliament's influence on courts, shutting down specialized courts and establishing a three-tiered system on the basis of general jurisdiction courts, Dobkin said.