In his address, a political analyst examines the situation surrounding the dismissal of the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), highlighting the decline of parliamentarism in Ukraine. The expert stresses that parliamentary committee decisions are now subject to top-level phone influence, turning the parliament into a tool of controlled governance.
The commentator warns that such a system undermines core democratic principles. Competition, public oversight, and regular changes in government are disappearing, which are all essential for a functioning democracy and institutional growth. As a result, the authorities and institutions slide towards degradation, resembling authoritarian eastern regimes where a single person or group retains power indefinitely, and genuine political competition is absent.
The analyst argues that democratic leadership requires officials with high functional intelligence, capable of self-improvement through competition. Instead, the lack of contest leads to gradual social and institutional decline. Public oversight and the principle of alternating power are now either missing or severely constrained by the war situation.
He concludes that despite war, society should not abandon democratic mechanisms, but instead reinforce government oversight and stand up for parliamentarism as the foundation of the state.
