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Thu 10 Oct 2008Ukraine president calls election for December
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has ordered early parliamentary elections be held on December 7th, according to a decree published today.
Mr Yushchenko's call was issued while he was on a visit to Italy and a day after he saidhad abandoned the search for a viable coalition in parliament, the Verkhovna (Supreme) Rada.
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