Thu, Apr 05, 2007 - Page 6 News List

Ukraine tense over president's agenda

DISQUIET Hundreds of activists camped out overnight in the capital as President Viktor Yushchenko moved ahead with plans to dissolve parliament and hold elections

AFP , KIEV

"Elections and more elections. That's enough! People should do some work around here instead of protesting all the time," said Ilya Ledovskvoi, a 29-year-old Kiev taxi driver.

Ledovskvoi, who said he had voted for Yushchenko, echoed growing disenchantment with the president, seen as failing to live up to economic promises and needlessly antagonizing Ukraine's giant neighbor Russia.

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