The presidium of the working group to prepare the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada was formed without regard to the views of the opposition and deputies elected in single-mandate districts. Serhiy Lovochkin, an OPPOSITION BLOC leader said this on the sidelines of the Verkhovna Rada during the break in the first meeting of the Preparatory Deputy Group on Wednesday, November 19.

“The Presidium has been formed. The working group has actually divided into three subgroups led by representatives of the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko, the People's Front and Samopomich respectively,” Serhiy Lovochkin said.

According to him, the working group presidium was formed without regard to the opinion of the opposition and deputies elected in single-mandate districts. “Authorities have actually divided all power amongst themselves,” Serhiy Lovochkin said.