New Ukraine president wins chance to oust rival
Tymoshenko Yanukovych
If they fail  Yanukovych can exercise his right to dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections that would otherwise not be due until 2012.
 It is up to the the majority coalition in parliament to present a candidate for prime minister to the president. Thus if the Regions Party can form a coalition  Yanukovych will finally be able to unseat Tymoshenko.
 She has refused to recognise Yanukovych as the new president  alleging the elections were marred by mass fraud -- even though international observers praised their conduct.
 Yanukovych took office late last month and the prospect of the two sworn rivals cohabiting in the country's top posts has raised fears of prolonged political crisis at a time when Ukraine is in dire need of stability.
 But the head of Tymoshenko's parliamentary faction  Ivan Kyrylenko  said the government would bow out gracefully if Yanukovych could muster the 226 votes needed for a majority.
 But sources close to Yanukovych emphasised that the formation of a coalition was not a foregone conclusion and snap elections could still be called. "Either it will be formed quickly or not at all " a source said.
 Yanukovych  traditionally seen as a pro-Russia figure  conspicuously chose EU headquarters in Brussels for his first foreign trip as president Monday and earmarked European integration as as key foreign policy priority for Ukraine.
If they fail  [TGT] can exercise [TGT] right to dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections that would otherwise not be due until 2012.
 It is up to the the majority coalition in parliament to present a candidate for prime minister to the president. Thus if the Regions Party can form a coalition  [TGT] will finally be able to unseat Tymoshenko.
 [TGT] has refused to recognise [TGT] as the new president  alleging the elections were marred by mass fraud -- even though international observers praised their conduct.
 [TGT] took office late last month and the prospect of the two sworn rivals cohabiting in the country's top posts has raised fears of prolonged political crisis at a time when Ukraine is in dire need of stability.
 But the head of Tymoshenko's parliamentary faction  Ivan Kyrylenko  said the government would bow out gracefully if [TGT] could muster the 226 votes needed for a majority.
 But sources close to [TGT] emphasised that the formation of a coalition was not a foregone conclusion and snap elections could still be called. "Either it will be formed quickly or not at all " a source said.
 [TGT]traditionally seen as a pro-Russia figure  conspicuously chose EU headquarters in Brussels for [TGT] first foreign trip as president Monday and earmarked European integration as as key foreign policy priority for Ukraine.