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<p>The Government is not in a position to comment on the legal system in Ukraine.
On 21 February, agreement was reached between the then opposition leaders and the
then President, Viktor Yanukovych to resolve the political crisis afflicting Ukraine
by: signing a new law within 48 hours to reinstate the 2004 Constitution; holding
pre-term presidential elections in 2014; and conducting a comprehensive constitutional
reform. However, later that day Yanukovych fled Kyiv, abandoning his office as Head
of State and was therefore not in a position to fulfill the obligation he undertook
to sign the law reinstating the 2004 constitution.</p><p>As the Ukrainian Government
had already been dissolved by Yanukovych, Parliament was the only legitimate state
body remaining. In view of Yanukovych's action to effectively remove himself from
office, Parliament approved a bill to remove Yanukovych from power, appoint an acting
president and, in line with the constitution, to hold presidential elections within
90 days. The bill was approved by an overwhelming majority, including by representatives
of Yanukovych's Party of the Regions which remains the largest faction in the Rada.</p>
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