PM: Coalition to be formed as soon as possible on the basis of the AA

"We are going to form a coalition as soon as possible in order to enable a new Government and a new Parliament to carry out quickly and efficiently reforms necessary for the country," the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk underlined on Sunday, 26 October.

The Prime Minister informed that he had just had a meeting on this issue with the President of Ukraine.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk thanked Ukrainians, who took part in the vote: "For me this is an incredible responsibility to the country and to everyone who came and voted. We have difficult times ahead, but together we will overcome all difficulties. "

“The Government has provided democracy, fairness and transparency of the elections to the Parliament of Ukraine,” the Prime Minister stressed and said that he had just held talks with the heads of regional administrations on ensuring democratic counting of the outcomes of the elections.

He appealed to the CEC so "as soon as possible to sum up the results of the voting, to publish them, so that to understand who won the election in single-member districts and how to form a new coalition."

"The basis for a new coalition shall be the Association Agreement with the European Union. This should be a basis for a coalition agreement", Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasized.

"The Ukrainian people have made their choice, and I hope that a new Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will include only professionals who are able to carry out reforms and to bring changes for Ukraine," he noted.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk added that the mandate of trust given in the parliamentary elections "is the mandate of responsibility to the Ukrainian people": "We all have a personal responsibility to everyone who came and voted. This is just the beginning. In the future, we shall do complex and right work for the country."