moscow ukraine's tom court reverses constitutional amendments adopted after the orange revolution in two thousand and four the move strengthened president viktor yanukovych has a power over parliament. has more from kiev. it is back to basics for ukraine's politics swiftly and almost unanimously the country's constitutional court decided to revert the country's political system back to the constitution of nine hundred ninety six the court a bullish commandments for the country's main court of laws made in december two thousand and four during the election battle between. the events which led to the famous orange revolution back then the changes entailed that the country would transfer from presidential to parliamentary republic and those changes were meant to structure the country's political system but it's the nature of these amendments were done which was questioned by both the ruling party of regents and the constitutional court it was not that the kim pronounced amendments to the constitution approved on the eighth of december two thousand and four to be unconstitutional as one

the events which led to the famous orange revolution back then the changes entailed that the country will transfer from presidential to parliamentary republic and those changes were meant to. the country's political system but it's the nature of these amendments were done which was questioned by both the ruling party of regents and the constitutional court that the kim pronounced amendments to the constitution approved on the eighth of december two thousand and four to be unconstitutional as one lever approved the law was going to lead to many times that the dilution of the amendments is the first immediately the decision by the constitutional court comes after several months of deliberation on whether the change was actually needed it was proposed by the ruling coalition in parliament but the initiative itself shortie came from president young a call which ever since he took office in fabry twenty ten has been trying to change the political landscape of ukraine and centralize power this decision is seen as the final step in and from now on present which has several of his very impor

government the court decided that the forms that made in the wake of the two thousand and four orange revolution were illegal. and one russian firm wants to mix business with pleasure in outer space it plans to open a commercial space station conducting experiments for companies while also attracting tourists by twenty sixteen designers also hope it can be used as a safety capsule in case of emergencies on the international space station. just about a minute peter lavelle's cross-talk guests debate whether venezuelan president hugo chavez is a dictator or democrat that's just ahead after a quick break.

reelections and things like that initially the amendments of two thousand and four in the times of the orange revolution were meant to bring more or less structure rights political system in ukraine but those who are in defense of this decision by the constitutional court say that this did not happen the opposition is furious with this decision of the constitutional court the country's former present president. said that this decision is unconstitutional and this could lead to it and ukraine but it's interesting to know that you should go himself had been trying to a bullish these changes himself during his five years of presidency so now that he is in opposition he changed his mind completely and this is what's also experts are now talking about but of course we are yet to see whether all state bodies will be able to convert to the new constitution in the short period of time. reporting well a political commentator. says the course decision to return ukraine to a presidential state comes at a pivotal time for the country definitely this is a milestone you knew great in politics and it did come as a tot

during the election battle between rich and before you should go to events which led to the orange revolution those changes proposed by the country's former president at the time. in sales that president last several hours and those powers went to parliament transferring ukraine to parliamentary presidential republic this according to all these changes into constitution meant that the country's political structure would be much better organized eventually as many experts say this did not happen and after those changes took force in two thousand and six the country saw several major political crisis which on several occasions led to dissolution of parliament and reelections and constant battles between the country's prime minister and the president and the parliament after a victory on the court which came to office in february two thousand and ten he said the constitution will be changed and this is what's happening right now in july the ruling coalition proposed changes to the country's constitutional court at the same time we heard very critical comments coming from the country's current op

and government the court decided that reforms made in the wake of the two thousand and four orange revolution were illegal. business with pleasure space of all places it plans to open a commercial space. while also attracting tourists but twenty sixteen designers also hold the. case of emergencies on the international space station. and coming up we delve into the world of diamonds and their journey from the mine to the marketplace that's in our special report next right here on our. the gemstones of the euro mountains have always had a strange alert. casting tales of underground treasure troves have been passed down from generation to generation but today few people in the year olds know they're surrounded by these forgotten gemstone minds and still fewer practice the age old methods of mining so who now harvest these precious pearls of the.

minister and government the court decided he did reforms major league of the two thousand and four orange revolution were illegal. and one russian from wants to mix business with pleasure in outer space it plans to open a commercial space station conducting experiments with companies while also attracting tourists by sixteen designers also hoping to be used as a safety capsule case of emergencies on the international space station. now it's back to the only on the show and back to outer space a new planet has been discovered that has scientists excited because it could potentially sustain life all the details next right here on alt. it's time for tonight's tool time award and it goes to alaska senate candidate joe miller the job is turning into a real problem for the g.o.p. and their hopes and holding on to that alaska senate seat apparently the quote pride of the tea party things very high very highly of themselves and he's already declaring himself the winner in.