The BYUT faction left session hall because of refusal of chairman, first deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Lavrynovych to consider amendments to electoral process as the first issue.

According to an UNIAN correspondent, first deputy leader of the BYUT faction Andriy Kozhemyakin noted that the BYUT faction initiated the extraordinary session  on January 14 in order to consider amendments to the Law on election of the President of Ukraine, particularly concerning about voting at home.