Ukraine’s Supreme Court will hear final arguments today on opposition demands for a revote of the disputed presidential election.

Ukraine’s Supreme Court began its second day of hearings today on an opposition appeal against the bitterly disputed presidential runoff.

Ukraine’s opposition is pushing for a no-confidence vote today in a bid to topple prime minister Viktor Yanukovych’s cabinet, as the Supreme Court continues to probe the validity of the bitterly-disputed presidential election.

OUTGOING Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma bowed to street protests and international pressure yesterday and backed a new presidential election to end a crisis that is tearing the nation apart.

The head of Ukraine’s Central Bank resigned today, and media reports quoted him as praising opposition protests and calling for at least a partial re-ballot in the country’s disputed election.