Parliamentarians have until 7 October 2008 to form a new coalition

Ukraine's parliamentarians have until 7 October 2008 to form a new coalition in order to avoid snap elections being called. Ukraine's ruling coalition, which was comprised of the Our Ukraine/People's Self-Defence and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, fell apart in September following accusations that the latter was working with the opposition Party of Regions. President Victor Yushchenko gained the constitutional right to dissolve the Parliament on 3 October, but has extended the deadline. In an address on 6 October, Yushchenko stated that he knew that "one more extraordinary election will cause chaos in the country," but called early polls the "full democratic way out of crisis." Many doubt that the a new coalition will be formed by the deadline, but an agreement between the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, the Party of Regions and possibly some more minor parties is seen as being the most likely.