Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has proposed forming a "broad coalition" in Ukraine's new parliament.
“I would like to call upon all political forces that care about the
future of our country to start negotiations with the objective of
creating a broad coalition on the basis of European values for the
consolidation of all healthy forces in society and the further
development of Ukraine, and implementation of the policy of European
integration,” Azarov said in a statement posted on the government’s Web
site on Thursday.
The government “is seriously alarmed at the situation with vote
counting” in some of the constituencies where candidates were running
individually rather than on party tickets during the October 28
parliamentary elections, he said.
“Developments are inducing us to officially call on political parties
and candidates for parliament that are involved in conflicts over vote
counting to end those conflicts and begin dialogues with one another.
The government stands ready to help organize and carry out such
dialogues,” Azarov said.
“I would ask the Central Election Commission to ensure that the
counting of votes finishes before legal deadlines, and to take all
measures necessary for this,” he said.
