Our Ukraine decides to start talks on coalition with Tymoshenko, Lytvyn blocs

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The Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc has decided to start talks with the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko and the Bloc of Lytvyn about the formation of a coalition.

OU-PSD faction member Oleksandr Bondar told this to reporters on Tuesday.

According to him, 55 MPs voted for this at a meeting of the faction.

Four MPs of the United Center group abstained from voting, namely Olesia Orobets, Mykhailo Polianchych, Oksana Bilozir and Zinoviy Shkutiak, said Bondar.

OU-PSD faction leader Viacheslav Kyrylenko will lead the group at negotiations with the BYT and Lytvyn Bloc.

Ukraine's current parliament has five factions: the Regions Party (175 MPs), the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko (156 MPs), Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (72 MPs), Communist Party (27) and the Bloc of Lytvyn (20 MPs). According to the Constitution, the Ukrainian parliament is made up of 450 MPs.

09.12.2008