The oppositional Party of Regions, whose
leader Viktor Yanukovych meets with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in
February 7 run-off, has made a statement calling as "blatant lie"
Tymoshenko's assessment of Wednesday's amendments to the Presidential
Election Law, National radio reported.
The Party of Regions says that
the amendments fill the gaps in election legislation. Removal of the
norm that the work of district and precinct election commissions is
possible only with a quorum of two thirds of the composition, including
during opening of polling stations and the tally, guarantees that
"people will be able to vote, and electoral commissions will be able to
set the voting results." "
This amendment takes force if any of the
parties calls back its representatives thus violating the obligatory
quorum of a district or precinct election commission," the Party of
Regions' statement reads.
The supporters of Yanukovych once again
accused Tymoshenko of plans to "frustrate the elections," the wish to
"delude the Ukrainians and the international community," and of staging
"false exit polls" at the first round.
