Parliament delays vote on PM

Kiev - Ukraine's parliament delayed a no-confidence vote in the Prime Minister, Mr Viktor Yushchenko, until tomorrow abruptly…

Kiev - Ukraine's parliament delayed a no-confidence vote in the Prime Minister, Mr Viktor Yushchenko, until tomorrow abruptly reversing an earlier decision and affording the reformist government a brief breathing space.

During a session yesterday marked by chaotic scenes and angry outbursts, deputies voted 316 to 10 in the 450-seat chamber to postpone the motion which has been hanging over Mr Yushchenko's government for the past week.

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