Yushchenko has postponed the election of parliament for a week because of the financial crisis

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine resumed its plenary meeting on 21 October. By presidential decree the parliament would work "several days".

Ukrainian President Yushchenko announced he postponed parliamentary elections in the country for a week, from 7 to 14 December. His move, he explained to the world economic crisis.

Rada Speaker Arseny Yatsenyuk recalled that MPs should accept a package of anti-crisis laws and amend the state budget to finance early parliamentary elections, postponed for 14 December.

The work of parliament began with speeches of deputies from political statements to the anger of the day.

Communist faction leader Petro Symonenko proposed the creation of a " coalition, to amend the constitution and abolish the presidency."

The head of the faction bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko Ivan Kirilenko proposed to "establish a moratorium on any early elections, or hold them through the year, together with the presidential.

During the break for consultations between factions of Parliament on issues to be addressed at the plenary session, about 30 Parliament blocked the rostrum and presidium of Verkhovna Rada.

As the Interfax, the deputies barricaded chairs both the entrance to the podium, and spread in the bed of government and the presidential bed.

The new presidential decree on the suspension of the decree on October 9 for early termination of the powers of parliament and appoint a special parliamentary election published today in the Presidential Gazette.

"With a view to the commission of urgent measures aimed at minimizing the negative impact of the global financial crisis on the economy of the Ukrainian president decided to" terminate the Presidential Decree of October 9th, 2008 N911 "Early suspend the powers Verkhovna Rada VI convocation and the appointment of early elections", -- Presidential press-service of the president.

Newspapers Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet's "Voice of Ukraine" and "Official Courier" Yushchenko's new decree dated October 20, did not publish.

Yushchenko against the re-establishment of "orange coalition"

Viktor Yushchenko once again critically praised the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, which in his view, as head of government hampered the preparations for the elections. "The decree on early elections are not met neither the Government nor the prime minister" - said Yushchenko.

On Monday 20 October, Yushchenko said that it was inappropriate to Tymoshenko's proposal to re-establish the Orange coalition of the block in its name and pro-presidential parties, Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense.

Tymoshenko in a televised address on 19 October stated that it would not allow the holding of early parliamentary elections, initiated by the president. She also urged political forces to create a new coalition - and on its basis and the new government - to protect the country from the global financial crisis.

Sociological studies have shown that the idea is already third in the last three years parliamentary elections do not enjoy popularity among citizens of Ukraine, said the Air Force.

At the same time, the opposition Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych said in Donetsk Television and Radio "The first municipal channel" that can only unite with those forces that have "one ideological base and a coalition of his party with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc would be" . "

"Early elections in Ukraine's parliament must hold because of financial and economic situation in the country in the eyes takes on catastrophic proportions", - said Yanukovych.

In spring last year, Yushchenko dissolved the previous composition of the Verkhovna Rada accusing him of violating the constitution. A few months after the country was in a state of the hard political confrontation, accompanied by paralysis of many institutions.

In 2010, Ukraine expected next presidential election, key players on which experts called Tymoshenko and Yanukovich. Yushchenko's chances for re-president still considered low.