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Date set for Ukrainian election Date set for Ukrainian election
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Ukraine's parliament has set a date for the country's presidential election, ending a dispute over its timing.Ukraine's parliament has set a date for the country's presidential election, ending a dispute over its timing.
It will be held on 17 January, after a motion proposing that date was approved by 399 out of a total of 450 lawmakers.It will be held on 17 January, after a motion proposing that date was approved by 399 out of a total of 450 lawmakers.
The vote had been scheduled for October 2009, but President Viktor Yushchenko challenged that date and received the backing of the Constitutional Court.The vote had been scheduled for October 2009, but President Viktor Yushchenko challenged that date and received the backing of the Constitutional Court.
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, his former ally and political rival, says she also intends to run for president. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, his political rival and former ally, says she also intends to run for president.
Mr Yushchenko, who took power after the so-called Orange Revolution of 2004, has seen his popularity plummet since taking power.Mr Yushchenko, who took power after the so-called Orange Revolution of 2004, has seen his popularity plummet since taking power.
Government paralysedGovernment paralysed
Presidential polls in Ukraine have traditionally been held on the last Sunday in October - but Mr Yushchenko took power in January 2005, three months after mass protests followed the fraudulent election victory of pro-Moscow candidate Viktor Yanukovych.Presidential polls in Ukraine have traditionally been held on the last Sunday in October - but Mr Yushchenko took power in January 2005, three months after mass protests followed the fraudulent election victory of pro-Moscow candidate Viktor Yanukovych.
And in May 2009, the Constitutional Court - Ukraine's highest court - agreed with the president's assertion that an October election would be "unconstitutional", overruling the date originally set by parliament.And in May 2009, the Constitutional Court - Ukraine's highest court - agreed with the president's assertion that an October election would be "unconstitutional", overruling the date originally set by parliament.
When it emerged that the date would be moved to January, the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Kiev said three months of extra campaigning might not be enough to reverse the president's rock-bottom popularity rating. But the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Kiev said three months of extra campaigning might not be enough to reverse the president's rock-bottom popularity rating.
He added that the rivalry between Mr Yushchenko and Ms Tymoshenko had paralysed the workings of government.He added that the rivalry between Mr Yushchenko and Ms Tymoshenko had paralysed the workings of government.