Yushchenko calls for electoral changes

Shrugging off a parliamentary setback and seizing on his Supreme Court victory, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pushed for quick passage of anti-fraud legislation to ensure a new vote is fair against his Moscow-backed rival, who has fallen out of public view.

While Yushchenko called on supporters to continue their siege of official buildings until parliament passes the electoral reforms, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych remained out of sight yesterday, two days after Friday’s Supreme Court decision cancelling his November 21 run-off win.