Split appears among Ukrainian parties over coalition deal

    KIEV, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Cracks have emerged in Ukraine's three-bloc union on Friday -- just one day after the parties clinched a preliminary deal to form a governing coalition.

Ukrainian parties clinch deal to form new govt

Roman Bessmertnyi (L), representing President Viktor Yushchenko's Our Ukraine party, Bloc Tymoshenko's leader Yulia Tymoshenko (C) and Socialist Party leader Alexandr Moroz sign an agreement in Kiev, Ukraine, April 13, 2006. Leaders from the three parties dubbed "orange" signed a preliminary deal on Thursday to form a new coalition government. (Xinhua Photo)

    KIEV, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's Our Ukraine party clinched a preliminary deal on Thursday with the Yulia Tymoshenko bloc and the Socialist party to form a new coalition government.

Former prime minister's party wins Ukraine vote: official result  2006-03-31 03:03:15

    KIEV, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Regions Party, led by ex-premier Viktor Yanukovych, took first place in Ukraine's parliamentary election with 32.12 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, officials said Thursday.

   KIEV, March 29 (Xinhua) --  Ukraine's main opposition party, the pro-Russian Regions Party is comfortably leading Ukraine's parliamentary elections, winning 31.1 percent of the vote with 93 percent of the ballots counted, the Central Election Commission said on Wednesday.

Yanukovych's party leading Ukraine's parliamentary election  2006-03-27 13:23:32

    KIEV, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Three exit polls have shown that Viktor Yanukovych's opposition party, was leading the race in Ukraine's parliamentary election on Sunday, by nearly one third of the vote.

Tymoshenko says liberal coalition almost ready  2006-03-27 05:59:27

    KIEV, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, whose bloc made a strong showing in Ukraine's parliamentary election, said on Sunday an agreement was all but complete to form a governing coalition of liberals.

Ukraine kicks off voting on new parliament 2006-03-26 13:41:45

    KIEV, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainians began their votes Sunday to elect a new parliament, an election widely regarded as a test for the pro-Western drive promoted by President Viktor Yushchenko since he assumed power in 2004.