Ukrainian parliament rejects no-confidence vote in government

16:38, 05.02.2009 1 min read

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has rejected a no-confidence motion in the government.

A total of 203 MPs backed the decision on Thursday. They included 172 Regions Party MPs, one Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko MP, ten Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc MPs, and 20 Communist Party MPs. Bloc of Lytvyn MPs did not participate in the vote.