Ukraine Early Election Set for October
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Ukrainians will vote in early parliamentary elections Oct. 26, called by President Petro Poroshenko to replace the ruling coalition that collapsed last month as the nation fights a pro-Russian insurgency.
Poroshenko announced the decision on Twitter yesterday. The governing alliance fell July 24, when two parties pulled out to force a snap vote. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who became prime minister in February after months of protests turned deadly and led to the ouster of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, will remain in a caretaker role until his successor is installed.