In his first major public comments since the vote, Yushchenko also called upon CEC chief Yaroslav Davydovich to act "in strict accordance" with the legislation.
Among those parties that are calling for a recount are the pro-Yushchenko Pora-PRP, the bloc led by Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn, and Natalya Vitrenko's People’s Opposition party.
Yushchenko’s party came only in third, far behind his former presidential rival Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions and the bloc named after his former prime minister, Yuliya Tymoshenko.
Talks are under way to form a governing coalition that could include Yushchenko's Our Ukraine, Tymoshenko's bloc, and the Socialist Party.
Yushchenko today criticized Ukraine’s political leaders for allegedly being more interested in arguing over ministry portfolios than in the country's future.
(with material from "Ukraynska Pravda," AP)
Referendum On The Revolution
Yushchenko supporters attend a rally in Kyiv on December 26-27, 2005
RETHINKING THE ORANGE: The March 26 elections are the first major national referendum on President Viktor Yushchenko and the ideals of the Orange Revolution that brought him to power in early 2005. Opinion polls in Ukraine indicate widespread dissatisfaction with developments in the country since Yushchenko took power. The results of the elections are expected to clarify whether Yushchenko will be able to step up the implementation of his reformist policies declared during the 2004 Orange Revolution or whether he will get mired even deeper in political wrangling with his opponents...(more)
See also:
Why Are Ukrainians Disappointed With The Orange Revolution?
Has Yushchenko Betrayed The Orange Revolution?
Pollster Maps Out Post-Revolutionary Moods
REVOLUTION IN THE AIR: Listen to an audio portrait of the Orange Revolution from RFE/RL's archives.
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