Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych AP FILE PHOTO
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s newly emboldened legislature has voted to hand the president’s powers to the parliament speaker.
The legitimacy of Sunday’s vote is unclear. President Viktor Yanukovych has said that a flurry of parliament decisions in recent days are illegal.
The Verhovna Rada voted overwhelmingly to temporarily hand the president’s powers to speaker Turchinov.
Oleksandr Turchinov is a close ally of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the president’s main foe.
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