Ukraine's parliament has adopted a package of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state into turmoil.
A total of 402 members in the 450-seat assembly voted for changes to the electoral law to prevent a recurrence of fraud which hit last month's presidential run-off vote. A re-run of that election has been called for December 26th. Parliament also approved changes to the constitution reducing powers of the president and increasing those of parliament.
Regions will also get additional powers to reduce tensions between the nationalist west and Russian-speaking east of the country.