Ukrainian Premier, Allies See No Early Parliamentary Elections

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:58:31 +0000
AHN Staff

Kiev, Ukraine (AHN) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and the leader of her bloc in parliament said Friday the early elections called by President Viktor Yushchenko will not push through on Dec. 7.

In a television talk show, Tymoshenko said the government does not have enough money to fund the holding of the elections and that lawmakers will not pass a law to that effect because it is unconstitutional.

Ivan Kirilenko, the leader of Tymoshenko's allies in the Verkhovna Rada, said the election is burdensome in light of the bad economy.

The country's election commission is asking $80 million from the government to fund preparations of the election starting on Oct. 28.

Yushchenko dissolved the parliament on Wednesday and called for the new elections to form a new coalition government. His pro-Western coalition government with Tymoshenko broke up last month due to political differences.