Members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on the Organization of State Power and Local Self-Government expressed no confidence in its head, MP Andriy Klochko (Servant of the People).

14 out of 27 members of the committee signed a vote of no confidence. As it became known to Rukh "

A motion of no confidence at a meeting on August 26 was made by a party member of the head of the committee, deputy Oleksandr Aliksychuk. He asked to put his proposal first on the agenda, explaining this by the need to prevent paralysis of the committee's work..

“If this proposal is supported, then by the next vote I openly ask to elect a temporary chairman to continue the effective work of the committee,” he added..

Klochko did not agree with the proposal and stated that it "

Aliksychuk repeated his position, but Klochko did not change his decision. After that, Aliksychuk and several other members of the committee, including the heads of the subcommittees Vitaly Bezgin and Vyacheslav Rublev (Servant of the People), left the meeting..

“Colleagues, I am also leaving the committee meeting and will also not participate in the meetings until we resolve this conflict situation.. Under the chairmanship of Andrey Andreyevich Klochko, I will not participate in committee meetings, ”said Bezgin.

Klochko thanked them after. 11 people's deputies remained at the meeting, but this was not enough for a quorum, and the meeting could not be continued.

The people's deputies have not yet published the text of the statement of no confidence, but Oleksandr Aliksychuk commented on the situation in the committee:.

“The claims against the current head of the committee for organizing the work of the committee are as follows: the inability to communicate with the chairmen of the subcommittees, who at meetings discuss draft laws that correspond to the realities and challenges in the country”.

According to him, the initiators of the expression of no confidence want to see the ability of the head to organize the work of the committee..

“If Klochko initiates a meeting, I am ready to come if the bills that the country needs are on the agenda. But so far this is not happening,” the deputy added..

Aliksychuk and his like-minded people are serious about removing Klochko from chairmanship of the committee.

“A constructive majority of the committee will do everything to ensure that the incompetence of the head does not affect the work of the committee, it is likely that the next meeting will be chaired by another member of the committee. Everything will be within the limits of the current legislation,” he added..

According to the regulations, a third of the deputies of the committee has the right to convene the committee, can elect a chairman among those present and hold a meeting. And this may be the way to preserve the capacity of the committee itself..