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Ukraine's constitutional court has boosted the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych by reversing a reform introduced in 2004.
It ruled that the reform, which curbed presidential powers in favour of parliament, had been unconstitutional.
The move had given parliament the right to name the prime minister and most of the cabinet members.
Mr Yanukovych won this year's presidential election on a strongly pro-Russian platform.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Ukraine's constitutional court has boosted the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych by reversing a reform introduced in 2004.
It ruled that the reform, which curbed presidential powers in favour of parliament, had been unconstitutional.
The move had given parliament the right to name the prime minister and most of the cabinet members.
Mr Yanukovych won this year's presidential election on a strongly pro-Russian platform.
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.