No grounds for early parliamentary elections, - Rada Speaker Parubii

There are no grounds for early elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Speaker Andrii Parubii said.

As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by Interfax-Ukraine.

"I see no grounds for early elections," Parubii said during a press conference in Kyiv on Monday.

According to the parliamentary speaker, destabilization in Ukraine "through holding early elections in not a Ukrainian scenario, but the one from outside."

Earlier, as at 12:15 p.m., July 18, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine had processed 61.55 percent of ballots in midterm elections of people's deputies, which took place yesterday in seven constituencies across the country.