bye, bye parliament

It's official: President Viktor Iushchenko has dismissed the parliament, dominated by his opponent Viktor Ianokovich, and called new elections for May. Both sides are in the streets and things are tense, but so far it's been peaceful. Things will be getting very interesting here.

If you're confused about what's going on, the NY Times calls it here.

Also, a friend of mine filmed some of last night's activities and posted it on YouTube. I haven't been able to watch it because I'm dialing up from home, but I trust it's interesting.