Orange Revolution Allies Form Ruling Coalition
From Times Wire Reports
Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced in parliament that she and other allies from Ukraine’s Orange Revolution had reunited as a majority coalition and would start forming a government.
The coalition of pro-Western reformers who aim to move the former Soviet republic out of Russia’s shadow was formally accepted after its members’ names were read out in parliament.
Tymoshenko called for a review of a gas deal with Russia.
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