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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has threatened to dissolve parliament and call elections after the collapse of the country's ruling coalition.Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has threatened to dissolve parliament and call elections after the collapse of the country's ruling coalition.
He said a "coup" was under way in the country's parliament, following new laws trimming the president's powers.He said a "coup" was under way in the country's parliament, following new laws trimming the president's powers.
The laws were introduced by the pro-Russian opposition and a bloc headed by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.The laws were introduced by the pro-Russian opposition and a bloc headed by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Former allies, the prime minister and president are now at odds despite sharing pro-Western political goals. Former allies, the prime minister and president are now at odds despite
sharing pro-Western political goals.
"A political and constitutional coup d'etat has started in the parliament," Mr Yushchenko said in a televised speech."A political and constitutional coup d'etat has started in the parliament," Mr Yushchenko said in a televised speech.
"I will use my right to dissolve parliament and decree early elections if a new coalition is not formed within 30 days," he said."I will use my right to dissolve parliament and decree early elections if a new coalition is not formed within 30 days," he said.
The BBC's Russian affairs analyst Steven Eke says Mr Yushchenko's popularity is at rock bottom at the moment with opinion polls giving him single-digit levels of support.The BBC's Russian affairs analyst Steven Eke says Mr Yushchenko's popularity is at rock bottom at the moment with opinion polls giving him single-digit levels of support.
He says his chances of re-election in any presidential vote would be slim. He says his chances of re-election in any presidential vote would be slim.
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