Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved his country's
parliament on Monday and immediately called new parliamentary
elections to happen on May 27, Russian news agencies reported.
In a nationwide televised address, Yushchenko announced that
following consultations with the leadership of all parties, he had
decided on the dissolution, Itar-Tass reported. However, his decree
will only come into effect once published in the official
government newspaper.
However, Prime Minister Yanukovych opposes the move and the
Ukrainian parliament issued a ban on the press publishing
Yushchenko's decree. A further move was to order members of
parliament to only abide government instructions and parliament
resolutions.
(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2007)
