Ukraine puts off vote on new government despite E.U. pleas for quick action

[FarCenter]

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s interim authorities balked at forming a new government Tuesday as horse-trading among parties in parliament continued, despite pleas from the European Union to quickly pave the way for an emergency aid package.

Activists on the Maidan, the protest epicenter formally known as Independence Square, expressed dissatisfaction with the roster of familiar faces that the parliament has been considering for top posts following the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over the weekend.

“We need totally new people,” said Yaroslav Kazmyrchuk, 70, who described himself as a pensioner and a revolutionary. He said the protest on the Maidan — where a large crowd gathered Tuesday morning — would continue until it was clear that all the “bandits” would be removed from power.

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A Maidan council has been established by a group of prominent activists to consult on ministerial choices. According to a statement it posted, “We will check each candidate to be proposed by the new parliamentary majority” to be sure that no one who is rich, or who worked for Yanukovych, or was involved in human rights abuses, is selected.

“Each member of the new government must secure the Maidan’s approval,” the statement said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraine-puts-off-vote-on-new-government-despite-eu-pleas-for-quick-action/2014/02/25/cdc81cde-9e18-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html

[pampango]

1. Sounds like they are trying to go beyond the old, traditional opposition politicians and find

new people not so steeped in the 'culture of corruption' epitomized by both Yanukovych and his predecessor.

That's a large task to try to accomplish in a very short period of time.

[FarCenter]

2. "no one who is rich" would rule out many like Tymoshenko

The Western-aligned oligarchs will have to send some of their not so rich underlings to run the government.