Ukraine convenes first Parliament session but adjourns proceedings until June 7 amidst uncertainty
Ukraine held its first session of the New Parliament as the Old Ministers resign their posts. Immediately after the swearing in of the new deputies a vote to defer the session was held and voted on along party lines with Our Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko bloc and the Socialists voting in favour and Party of Regions and the Communist bloc voting against. Under Ukraine's Constitution the Parliament must be convened within 14 days from the official publication of the election results. Once the party has met they have one month in which to agree and form a working coalition government. If a government can not be formed within the next month Ukraine's President and leader of Our Ukraine bloc can call for fresh elections. This is unlikely apart from the prohibitive costs the results of a fresh election will only make things worst, if they can get worst. The longer the delay in the forming of a coalition the greater the instability and undermining of confidence in the coalition marriage.
