The Supreme Rada (Ukrainian parliament) adopted changes to election law days before the run-off presidential election. The change relates to the quorum on district election commission sessions: the requirement that two thirds of members be present was withdrawn. The change was initiated by the “Party of Regions” headed by presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych, who is concerned that rival “BYuT” headed by Yulia Tymoshenko may block the work of the commissions in case of Yanukovych’s victory. The amendment was adopted over the obstruction of the BYuT parliamentary faction, including fist-fighting. Tymoshenko declared that she would consider the results of the elections under the amended law as “falsified” and called upon President Viktor Yushchenko to veto the amendments. Yushchenko, however, signed the law into force.
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1315745 (see photo)
http://gazeta.ru/politics/2010/02/04_a_3319736.shtml
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1316003
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