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Collapse of "orange" coalition officially declared in Ukraine

16 September 2008 10:51 (UTC +04:00)

â€œDoes anybody want a minute silence? There is no need,â€ joked Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
He also offered to put forward new candidate for the post of chairman of the parliament.
Speaker said one of the pages of Ukraineâ€™s political history had been turned over and a new page opened.
â€œI would not call it apocalypse. Yes, this is another test for democracy. But I hope that we will pass this test successfully,â€ he said.

Leader of Regionsâ€™ Party Viktor Yanukovich said they were against holding early elections.
â€œWe have witnessed an unusual historical event. We can say that the cart carrying democratic coalition has reached the place â€“ get off,â€ he said.

Leader of the Communist Party Pyotr Simonenko said procedures should start for Viktor Yushchenkoâ€™s impeachment.
â€œYushchenko is a criminal. We have reasons to say so. Procedures should start to remove him from power and free Ukraine from this nationalist faction,â€ he said.