KIEV, Aug. 1 ??“ A top legal advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday vigorously defended the president??™s right to reject the coalition??™s nomination of the prime minister for political reasons.
The comments by Mykola Poludenniy clash with those made by the Regions Party, which nominated its leader Viktor Yanukovych for the post and insists the president has no choice but to accept it.
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