VRU cut presidential campaign

The parliament has adopted in the first reading draft law on changes to some legislative acts of Ukraine concerning election of the President, the ForUm’s correspondent informs.

367 MPs voted for such decision. In particular: PR – 171, BYuT – 152, OU-PSD – 24, CPU – o, Lytvyn bloc – 19, out of faction – 1.

The parliament also voted for preparation of this draft law for the second reading in short-term.

Yulia Tymoshenko said today that at the conciliatory session the parliament agreed to cut presidential campaign from 120 to 90 days.

According to Tymoshenko, the BYuT wanted to cut the election campaign to 60 days, but compromise between all factions was 90 days.

As a reminder, Presidential election is appointed for January 17, 2010.