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Ukraine's communists urge dissolution of parliament

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KIEV, June 29 (RIA Novosti) - The leader of Ukraine's Communist Party called Thursday for parliament to be dissolved and fresh elections held.

Ukraine's parliament has been deadlocked since March 26 elections failed to produce a clear outcome. Three Western-leaning parties agreed to form a coalition June 22, but work has now stalled as a pro-Russian group continues to block the Rada's rostrum in protest over planned allocations of senior posts.

"The Supreme Rada is disabled, and I believe it will do nothing good for Ukrainians. Consequently, it should be re-elected as soon as possible," Petro Symonenko said.

The opposition Party of Regions, has kept Rada from working since Tuesday in protest to the newly-formed coalition. Party leader Viktor Yanukovych said the party was prepared to block parliament's work for 30 days if necessary, a legal condition for its dissolution.

Symonenko slammed the coalition over its inability to assume responsibility for forming a team with a single program.

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