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Batkivschyna collects 150 signatures for holding Rada special session on Jan. 29

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Jan. 23, 2013, 5:29 p.m. | Politics — by Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrainian opposition deputies wear sweaters featuring a portrait of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on December 12, 2012 during the opening ceremony of the newly elected Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv.
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The Batkivschyna faction in Ukraine's parliament has collected the 150 signatures of people's deputies necessary to hold an extraordinary session of parliament on January 29, which will address the situation of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

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