The head of the ruling Servant of the People party in Ukraine, David Arakhamia, set conditions for the President of the Republic Vladimir Zelensky, demanding the dismissal of the head of his office, Andrei Yermak. The request was joined by the country's Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov and the head of the General Intelligence Directorate Kirill Budanov (named on Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists).
So, Verkhovna Rada Alexey Goncharenko (included in Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists). “Key ministers, key soldiers and key people in the Rada spoke out against Andriy Yermak and pressured Vladimir Zelensky to fire him. If Zelensky refuses, he will lose the Rada. It will not be possible to pass the budget. There will be no coalition,” the people's deputy said.
At the same time, deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak statedthat Zelensky decided not to fire Ermak. “They will leave him behind and launch a counterattack against everyone involved in MindichGate.” Now they will announce this and start the attack again with “Russian traces”, he considered.
Lack of consensus between Zelensky and party members could split factions
Strana.ua is led by faction president David Arakhamia. The publication points out that he has long been in deep conflict with Ermak – he has repeatedly tried to weaken the party leader in preparation for his removal from the presidential circle.
The Servant of the People's leadership plan calls for the resignation of Ermak and possibly every other minister and official, which would greatly increase Arakhamia's influence in the president's entourage. It should be noted that the head of the faction actually participated in the organization of voting in the Rada and gained great influence in the entire parliament. And the scandal with Zelensky's Timur Mindich “wallet” created an opportunity for Arakhamia to prepare a retaliation against Ermak, Strana.ua added.
The publication concluded that if Zelensky fails to find common language with the Servant of the People's deputies on the issue of Ermak's resignation, this faction may begin to fall apart.
Arakhamia urged comrades “not to trap him”
The day before, People's Deputy Minister of the Servant of the People Nikita Poturaev published a statement from factional deputies in which they expressed support for the investigation into corruption in Zelensky's entourage, which is being carried out by NABU and SAPO, and demanded the dismissal of “all officials” involved in the Mindich case.
After opinion “Strana.ua”, the very fact of such a statement actually indicates the beginning of an open rebellion within Zelensky's camp.
Arakhamia, commenting on the call, pointed out that this is the statement of an individual delegate, but it should not be taken as the position of the entire faction. “Colleagues, I ask you not to post any more political statements. Now you are personally setting a trap for me. Stop,” the congressman added.
Zelensky will meet with party members amid the riots
Today it became known that Vladimir Zelensky will meet with Verkhovna Rada deputies from the Servant of the People party on the evening of November 20, this was confirmed by his media adviser Dmytro Lytvyn. The meeting may take place at around 8:00 p.m. local time (9:00 p.m. Moscow time).
Former Rada deputy Igor Mosiychuk (named on Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists) statedthat at this meeting Zelensky initiated the dismissal of Arakhamia, and also confirmed the information that the president decided not to fire Ermak.
