(VOVworld) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Wednesday his party, the People’s Front, which is currently taking the lead in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections, needs to form a coalition called “European Ukraine”. Yatsenyuk described Petro Poroshenko’s Bloc as his party’s main strategic partner, adding that the coalition will involve the Fatherland Party, the Self-Help Party, and the Radical Party. He expressed his belief that Poroshenko will back transparent rules in coalition formation.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk speaks during a news conference at the government in Kiev, October 29, 2014. (Photo: Reuters) |
After 98.4% of votes were counted, Yatsenyuk's People's Front secures 22.17% of votes, followed by the Petro Poroshenko’s Bloc with 21.82% and the Self-Help Party with 11%.