BLOOMBERG/ Because he lacks a ruling majority, newly inaugurated President Viktor Yanukovych may have to share power with rival Yulia Tymoshenko for as long as six months. “There is going to be a lot of uncertainty for some time,” said researcher Nick Day. “Clearly, Yanukovych hasn’t got an overwhelming majority and needs to get a lot of people on his side in order to push through any meaningful changes within the economy. People will swap sides and it will become a dysfunctional democracy.”
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