Ukraine rivals agree on early elections to end crisis
Afp, Kiev
Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday announced a deal with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to hold early parliamentary elections, declaring a political crisis in Ukraine "finished." "Early elections will be held on September 30," Yushchenko told reporters at a joint press briefing with his rival Yanukovych after seven hours of talks between the two leaders in Kiev. "The political crisis in Ukraine is finished. We have come to a decision that represents a compromise," Yushchenko said. The crisis started on April 2, when Yanukovych defied orders from Yushchenko to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, calling the move "unconstitutional."
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