Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych AP PHOTO

The deadlock follows months of maneuvering by Yushchenko and his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and signals the possible return of competing protests, tent camps and political rallies to the streets of Kiev -- two years after mass protests helped propel Yushchenko to power.

After holding more than seven hours of talks with top lawmakers April 2, Yushchenko accused Yanukovych's parliamentary majority of seeking to expand its power base in violation of the Constitution by recruiting members from pro-presidential factions.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 7, 2007
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