Yanukovych is Out

as Prime Minister. At least that’s how it looks at first glance. Apparently, President Kuchma must still approve the no-confidence vote. But this appears to be a concrete step.

The old apparat holds on, but with fewer fingers now.

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1. David McDuff Says:
   December 1st, 2004 at 4:53 pm

   Maidan reports that Yanukovych is “ill”.

   http://eng.maidanua.org/static/enews/1101904859.html

2. Doug Says:
   December 1st, 2004 at 5:00 pm

   He didn’t just have dinner with the head of the Ukrainian secret services, did he?

3. DoDo Says:
   December 1st, 2004 at 5:10 pm

   Heh
   Now, is the script of Kuchma nominating someone else in new elections and thus drawing out his own rule for up to six months the likely one?

4. DoDo Says:
   December 1st, 2004 at 5:16 pm

   From the CNN article:

   Should the court order new elections instead of a repeat — favored by Kuchma, who backed Yanukovych — Ukrainian law would prevent either man from entering the race.

   Heh, tricky! Are they betting Tymoshenko would be a less popular candidate?

   In what appeared to be an attempt to seize back the political initiative, Yanukovych appealed to the court to declare the election results invalid, the court said Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

   His campaign team accused the Central Election Commission, which last week declared him the winner, of “violating Ukrainian election laws,” Chief Justice Anatoliy Yarema said.

   Yanukovych’s side asked the court to order election officials to conduct a recount, saying the final result did not correspond with reality.

   What do you make of this?