Ukraine government survives no-confidence vote
Iran Press TV
Tue Dec 3, 2013 2:13PM GMT
Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's cabinet has survived a vote of no confidence as anti-government protesters gather in front of the parliament.
The motion gathered 186 out of the required 226 votes in the Verkhovna Rada parliament on Tuesday, with three main opposition parties supporting the measure while the ruling party abstained from the vote.
The opposition seeks to have Azarov's resignation over his refusal to sign a historic EU trade and political agreement.
They also demand the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet, as well as President Viktor Yanukovych.
This is while thousands of Ukrainian protesters staged another round of demonstrations outside parliament in the capital Kiev, with some 1,000 protesters blocking off the government's main headquarters early Monday.
Azarov has criticized the ongoing democratic protests in the country, saying they show 'all the signs of a coup.'
Demonstrations in the past few days have turned violent, with police spraying tear gas and throwing stun grenades at the crowds.
Hundreds of protesters spent a freezing night at the city's Independence Square on Monday.
Ukrainian opposition leaders have vowed to bring down the government as violent pro-EU protests continue in the country.
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