BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine political groups agree on election reforms

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BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine political groups agree on election reforms

December 6, 2004 01:47:00 pm

[JURIST] Ukraine's opposition and pro-government factions reached a compromise on Monday on changes to election law and constitutional amendments, allowing for a new election on December 26. The Ukraine parliament, which failed to pass an initially-proposed set of electoral reforms Saturday, will vote on the new legislative package Tuesday. AP has more.

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