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On 6 November, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine set up a temporary investigative commission to probe election abuses in a number of single-member constituencies.

A total of 232 lawmakers voted for a relevant resolution proposed by Verkhovna Rada Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn.

The resolution suggested MPs should decide on the number and
composition of the temporary investigative commission. The Prosecutor
General’s Office, the High Council of Justice, the Higher Qualification
Commission, and the Central Election Commission should study the
materials in the troubled constituencies.

Representative of the opposition in parliament spoke against the
adoption of this resolution, suggesting that its aim is to distract the
attention from the election fraud.