The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, is under increasing pressure from the new Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Selenskyj. The power struggle for the capital threatens to become the mud.
As a former Boxing champion is used to it, Vitali Klitschko, blows to endure, and to not go for stronger opponents to the ground. As a politician and mayor of Kiev, he remained of such experiences, so far, spared, but that is changing rapidly. The new Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Selenskyj and his Team have passed after the parliamentary elections at the end of July for the direct attack. The President called on the government, Klitschko from the influential, and to dismiss the lucrative office of the chief of the Kiev city administration. Also, the pressure of the justice on him grows.
Klitschko is more than just mayor
Background a special feature of the Ukrainian capital. While Kiev’s mayor is directly elected, is appointed by the head of the city administration by the President in consultation with the government. However, it is required by law that the head of the city administration, the elected Person shall be the mayor. The new President would like to separate the two Items, the of the mayor and the heads of administrative. Selenskyjs comrades-in-arms announced a new law. That would be a return to the practice from the time of the had fled to Russia President Viktor Yanukovych, the ousted once the mayor and a man had installed.
Selenskyj (R) wants to remove Klitschko from the chief post of the Kyiv city administration
Kiev, with more than three million inhabitants, the largest and richest city in the Ukraine. Especially for the construction sector, the capital, is a gold mine. In addition, the political fate of the country, it is also in street protests, such as last 2014. These protests and the forced change of power, helped Klitschko to become the mayor after he had previously run unsuccessfully. Klitschko won in may 2014, the early mayoral election, and was confirmed a year later for a further term of office until 2020. The former professional boxer supported the Pro-Western Euromaidan movement and was considered a promising candidate for the presidency, renounced in favour of Petro Poroshenko. His record as mayor is mixed, and the peak of his popularity, he has crossed well.
Vitali Klitschko took an active part in the street protests in 2014 and supported the Euro-Maidan movement
Sparring with Selenskyjs Department head
As Klitschko’s toughest opponent Andriy Bohdan, Selenskyjs the office of the President chief positioned himself so far. At a press conference at the end of July, Bohdan said that a man had approached him and offered him a share of corruption money in Kiev – $ 20 million per year. In return, Klitschko’s management should be allowed the chief to stay, so its representation. He also accused Klitschko’s authority, corruption in the construction of bridges in the city and wanted to initiate a Review by the investigating authorities. There is already a corruption procedures to urban land, in the Klitschko so far as the witness statements had to be. It’s a mud battle threatens.
The Opponent: The Office Of The President Chief Andriy Bohdan
Klitschko went on the Offensive and released a video message to Selenskyj, in which he accused Bohdan lies. In a DW interview, Klitschko rejected all allegations and called the events “unconstitutional”. “There is a political battle for control of the capital”, so his statement makes. Klitschko called on the National anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine, to check Bohdans allegations of corruption. In return, Klitschko raised allegations against the environment of the new President. “I got a call on an internal phone line. You proposed to me, my Actions with Mr. Tkachenko to vote,” said Klitschko. Is meant Olexander Tkachenko, the future member of Parliament of the Selenskyj-party “servants of the people” and former Executive producer of the TV channel “1+1”, with the new President, as a comedian used to be connected. Tkachenko is said that he wanted to be Klitschko’s successor and head of the Kyiv city administration.
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As his former political allies Poroshenko had lost the presidential election and Klitschko from him, distancing, seeking the mayor of Kiev now aid abroad. At the peak of his verbal cut and thrust with Bohdan traveled Klitschko in the United States, to meet with Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and current lawyer of President Donald Trump. He then posted a photo of himself and Giuliani on Facebook and called him “an old friend”. “We talked about the developments in Ukraine,” said Klitschko about the Meeting. Apparently, the mayor of Kiev wanted to win before the Meeting Selenskyjs with Trump, which is currently in preparation, Giuliani as an ally.
“I know a rule might be better than the other: Without struggle there is no victory. I’m going to fight,” promises Klitschko and announces further steps. “I’m going to turn to the courts and to the international community, because it is about the impending destruction of the (local – note. d. Red.) Self-management”.
His chances are rather bad. At the latest, when the party of Selenskyj forms in a few weeks, a new government, he might be as an administrative chief dismissed. Also, a new law on the division of Power in Kiev is likely to come. For this case, Klitschko has already announced that early elections of the mayor will be sought.