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Issue #11 Mar. 12, 2010
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Viktor Yanukovych consolidates power, forming a 235-member coalition of his party, the Communist Party, Bloc of Volodymyr Lytvyn and -- some allege unconstitutionally -- by picking off 16 deputies from other factions. Appeal to the corrupt Constitutional Court is not seen as a viable option. Cabinet of Ministers is formed.