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There will be no early parliament elections in Ukraine, as Victor Yushchenko stated today in the Verkhovna Rada hall.
“At present issues on the coalition’s reform, on snap elections to the parliament. I say no for this” – the head of the state said.
Victor Yushchenko stressed that right now artificially created problem with elections in Kyyiv has been overcoming ‘with difficulty’.
“We have stopped elections in 8 regions more with great difficulty”, - he said.
“Now Ukraine is to be provided with tranquility, primarily political” – he added.
Rada channel has been broadcasting President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko’s statement alive.
Before that, as BBC reports, Viktor Yushchenko could not reach the podium, blocked by MPs loyal to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Ms Tymoshenko accused Mr Yushchenko of blocking measures vital to controlling inflation in the country.
Tensions between the two "Orange Revolution" allies are rising ahead of next year's presidential election. They are seen as potential rivals.
Ms Tymoshenko accused regional governors acting on the president's instructions of "sabotaging" the cabinet's work.
Mr Yushchenko described the move to prevent his annual address as "unprecedented".
The parliamentary speaker said the events were "shameful", adding that apologies should be offered to the people of Ukraine.
Opinion polls put Ms Tymoshenko well ahead of Mr Yushchenko, but analysts say that the in-fighting between the two could play into the hands of the former Prime Minister, Viktor Yanukovych.
Mr Yushchenko and Ms Tymoshenko led the 2004 pro-democracy street protests - dubbed the Orange Revolution - that swept them both to power.
The president made Ms Tymoshenko his prime minister in 2005, but their government was brought down by disagreements.
They forged a new alliance for the September 2007 election and won enough combined votes to defeat Mr Yanukovych's party.
// 13.05.2008 15:49
News URL: http://news.mediaport.info/eng/ukraine/2008/4070.shtml
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