President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine's Parliament and called early elections.

In response to an ongoing coalition crisis, on 8 October 2008 President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine's Parliament and called early elections. Ukraine's ruling coalition broke apart in September after Yushchenko's Our Ukraine party ended its partnership with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc. The Parliament was given one month to form a new coalition, but despite speculation about various agreements, failed to meet the deadline. The new election will be held on 7 December. Tymoshenko had previously warned that she would contest a decision to dissolve Parliament, but is reportedly ill and has not made any public statements since the announcement.