KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered a snap parliamentary election for Oct. 26 with the aim of clearing out loyalists of ousted Moscow-backed leader, Viktor Yanukovich, and producing an assembly with a pro-Europe majority. The election is also aimed at securing further legitimacy for Kiev's new pro-Western direction after "Euromaidan" protests last winter, broadly supported by the West but denounced by Russia as a coup after Yanukovich's fall. Opinion polls suggest the new assembly will be dominated by pro-Europe parties, including Poroshenko's bloc. ... Read More http://ift.tt/1yfCi2L
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