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Wed 09 Sep 2008Ukraine's government collapses amid rivalry
UKRAINE:UKRAINE'S PRO-WESTERN coalition officially collapsed yesterday, marking a nadir in the fractious relationship between president Viktor Yushchenko and prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, less than four years after they led the Orange Revolution together.
After 10 days of attempts to save the alliance, speaker of parliament Arseniy Yatsenyuk declared it dead and announced the start of a 30-day period in which a new coalition must be formed if Ukraine is to avoid its third election in as many years.
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