Tymoshenko elected as Ukraine’s PM
KIEV, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine’s parliament elected pro-Western former premier Yulia Tymoshenko as its new prime minister on Tuesday, the Ukrinform national news agency reported.
Tymoshenko won the vote with the minimum number of 226 votes, Ukrinform said.
She had failed to win the election a week earlier after receiving only 225 votes, but the 450-member parliament then decided to change the voting procedure by rejecting the electronic system in favor of a show of hands.
However, the close result leaves her opposition — led by pro-Russia former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych — in a strong position to fight initiatives by the reformist coalition.
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