The Ukrainian parliament on Friday rejected a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's government
The motion, launched by opposition leader and former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych, received 174 votes, far short of the 226 needed to dismiss the government.
Tymoshenko urged Ukraine's parliament to back the government's reforms, including liberalizing the economy and taming a runaway inflation that hit a record year-on-year high of 31 percent last month.
"No government can function if it is on the brink of dismissal. If it has no majority, a new coalition must be formed and new leaders found for the country," she told the house.
Tymoshenko's parliamentary coalition lost its majority after two legislators quit last month.
The departure of Ihor Rybakov and Yury But, from the Yulia Tymoshenko faction and the Ukrainian People's Self-Defense party respectively, reduced the strength of the coalition to 225 in the 450-seat parliament.
The opposition insisted that the departure of the two lawmakers signified a breakup of the ruling coalition and called on the government to resign.
Ukraine's parliament has been largely unable to work since the beginning of the year because of repeated actions blocking debate -- both by opposition lawmakers and by ruling party members.
Source: Xinhua
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