Blue &Yellow: Politics and Economics in Ukraine

A recent statement by Yushchenko describing his preferred type of coalition reported in Kyiv Post.  Such a coalition would include all factions and would focus on issues that have consensus (a technocratic coalition).  The president idea for a grand coalition, considering is past behavior, suggests he wants a coalition that could do very little to him politically. He realizes that he cannot the current coalition and therefore opts for one that would include everybody so that no one could control it. Politically hot issues, like a new constitution, would probably be difficult to pass under such an arrangement. 

"It is unnecessary to think about ways to build a coalition in order to break up the Verkhovna Rada and again escalate political confrontation. We should focus on pragmatic issues. Instead of polarizing the parliament, we should create a (situational) majority and start resolving existing problems," he said in an interview with a number of Ukrainian newspapers, part of which the Ukraina Moloda newspaper published on Thursday.