In Ukraine, a paralyzed parliament raises alarms over wartime governance
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Ukraine's parliament is in gridlock as relations have broken down between the legislative and executive branches of government. The parliamentary crisis, as some have rushed to describe it, has been ignited by the President's Office's weakening influence over the legislature and a lack of
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In Ukraine, a paralyzed parliament raises alarms over wartime governance by Oleg Sukhov, Luca Léry Moffat March 30, 2026 10:32 PM 11 min read President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses parliamentarians at the Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 16, 2024. (Press Service of the President of Ukraine / AP) Politics Prefer on Google by Oleg Sukhov, Luca Léry Moffat Ukraine's parliament is in gridlock as relations have broken down between the legislative and executive branches of government. The parliamentary crisis, as some have rushed to describe it, has been ignited by the President's Office's weakening influence over the legislature and a lack of communication between parliament and the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko , lawmakers and analysts have told the Kyiv Independent. " works only with the President's Office and does not work with parliament," political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told the Kyiv Independent. "This is one of the main causes of the parliamentary crisis. There are also many complaints that the Cabinet of Ministers has lost contact and a normal, working, constructive line of communication with the Verkhovna Rada." During a plenary session on March 25, the parliament successfully passed several pieces of legislation proposed by lawmakers — but failed to do the same for a single piece of legislation backed by President Volodymyr Zelensky 's office and the Cabinet of Ministers, highlighting the growing wedge. The crisis has crystallized in recent weeks as Kyiv approaches a series of deadlines to pass legislation required to unlock billions of dollars from international partners, including the IMF, the European Union , and the World Bank. That funding is all the more precious, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocks a critical 90 billion euro ($107 billion) loan from the European Union to Ukraine, without which Kyiv could run out of cash by mid-year. Several factors are at play for the parliament's lack of votes — including a fragile pa...
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