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<b>Ukraine president, premier agree early elections</b>
Photo : AFPÂ
KIEV (AFP) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych agreed Friday to hold early parliamentary elections, signalling an end to a bitter power struggle in the ex-Soviet republic.
"Today we reached agreement in principle on holding early elections," Yushchenko said after meeting with Yanukovych in Kiev, Interfax news agency reported.
Speaking to a crowd of several thousand of his supporters who have rallied on Independence Square in central Kiev for weeks, Yanukovych confirmed that a deal had been reached.
"We have reached the same conclusion that there is no other way to resolve this crisis than to organise honest and democratic elections," Yanukovych told his supporters.
There was no immediate indication of the date when elections would be held.
<b>Ukraine has been in crisis since Yushchenko issued an order on April 2 to dissolve parliament and hold early elections after months of dispute with his arch rival Yanukovych, who heads up a pro-Russian coalition in the parliament.
Yanukovych defied the order and brought thousands of his supporters into central Kiev, who held round-the-clock protests against Yushchenko outside key government buildings.</b>
The power struggle has paralysed political life in Ukraine and led to heated debate in the country's constitutional court, which Yanukovych supporters appealed to against Yushchenko's order.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://au.news.yahoo.com/070504/19/13cky.html
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Friday May 4, 11:25 PM
<b>Ukraine president, premier agree early elections</b>
Photo : AFPÂ
KIEV (AFP) - Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych agreed Friday to hold early parliamentary elections, signalling an end to a bitter power struggle in the ex-Soviet republic.
"Today we reached agreement in principle on holding early elections," Yushchenko said after meeting with Yanukovych in Kiev, Interfax news agency reported.
Speaking to a crowd of several thousand of his supporters who have rallied on Independence Square in central Kiev for weeks, Yanukovych confirmed that a deal had been reached.
"We have reached the same conclusion that there is no other way to resolve this crisis than to organise honest and democratic elections," Yanukovych told his supporters.
There was no immediate indication of the date when elections would be held.
<b>Ukraine has been in crisis since Yushchenko issued an order on April 2 to dissolve parliament and hold early elections after months of dispute with his arch rival Yanukovych, who heads up a pro-Russian coalition in the parliament.
Yanukovych defied the order and brought thousands of his supporters into central Kiev, who held round-the-clock protests against Yushchenko outside key government buildings.</b>
The power struggle has paralysed political life in Ukraine and led to heated debate in the country's constitutional court, which Yanukovych supporters appealed to against Yushchenko's order.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->