Ukraine Premier Quits as Lawmakers Revoke Protest Laws
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Ukraine’s prime minister quit to help end more than two months of street protests as parliament prepared to grant amnesty to activists after revoking anti-rally laws that sparked deadly riots last week.
President Viktor Yanukovych accepted the resignation of Mykola Azarov, triggering the demise of his cabinet. By law, the government will stay in power until Yanukovych names a new premier, the president’s office said in a statement.