The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ease the rules for forming a majority coalition in parliament, a priority task needed to avert political instability in the country.

The new law will allow independent MPs to take part in forming a majority coalition, so far a privilege of parliamentary factions. This will give Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych a better goal of creating a ruling coalition without calling fresh parliamentary elections.

Altogether 235 deputies backed the bill with a required minimum of 226 votes.

Last week, parliament dismissed the government led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who narrowly lost in last month's presidential election to Yanukovych.

Tymoshenko's party said it would move into the opposition without waiting until a new parliamentary majority was formed.

KIEV, March 9 (RIA Novosti)