After a deal was signed ushering in a unity government and presidential elections in Ukraine, parliament voted to restore the 2004 constitution.<br /> <br />All but one of the 387 MPs present was in favour...a blow to President Viktor Yanukovych, whose own party voted to slash his powers.<br /> <br />Parliament also sacked Yanukovych's interior minister, who was blamed for this week's bloodshed in which dozens have died.<br /> <br />An amnesty for protesters accused of involvement in the violence was approved.<br /> <br />And a vote for a change in the law which could pave the way for the release from jail of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.<br /> <br />SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN DEPUTY, ANDRIY KOZHEMYAKIN, SAYING:<br /> <br />"These articles of the Criminal Code currently allow whoever is in power to destroy their political opponents, and parliament should break that knot on Ukraine's neck."<br /> <br />Politicians applauded, cheering "freedom to Yulia" as the amendment was passed.<br /> <br />Tymoshenko -- seen here
