The crisis in the Servant of the People faction is escalating: some of its deputies have already submitted applications to withdraw not only from the faction, but also from the Verkhovna Rada. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, emphasizing that such developments create a real threat to the monomajority.
According to him, during a meeting of the faction leadership with deputies, the head of the "Servant of the People" party, David Arakhamia, admitted that some parliamentarians had already filed withdrawal applications. He asked his colleagues not to leave the faction until the end of the current session on February 4. This was argued by the "peaceful track" and the need to demonstrate political unity to international partners who are closely following the process.
Zheleznyak notes that Arakhamia's main goal is to prevent the loss of its single majority, as the faction currently has 229 deputies with the required minimum of 226 votes. The loss of even a few deputies puts the stability of this majority at risk. The situation is particularly risky because it concerns list members who, by law, automatically lose their mandate if they leave the faction. According to Zheleznyak, they are ready to accept such consequences.
" When the reserve for the coalition is only four votes, they keep all the remaining majoritarians under any pretext. Now they have invented this peaceful track until February ," the MP noted.
The faction does not officially comment on the situation, but unofficially, deputies admit that tensions are growing and internal discipline is weakening. If the trend continues, Servant of the People may lose its single majority — for the first time since coming to power.
