Ukranian protesters In Lviv in the west of the country took over the regional state administration... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/23/ukranian-protesters-in-lviv-occupy-regional-government-buildings Ukranian protesters In Lviv in the west of the country took over the regional state administration buildings on Thursday. They also forced the resignation of the governor, Oleg Salo, who is seen as supporting the president. However Salo later retracted his resignation, saying he had only given it under pressure from demonstrators in his office. The protest is being backed by opposition members of the Lviv regional council who have the majority. There have long been tensions between the council and Governor Salo. Salo was the regional chief of police during the Orange revolution in 2004 and strongly opposed the revolution. Euronews correspondent Mykhaylo Dubyak, who is in Lviv, explained the situation: "After people got into the administration building, even more people came along. The protesters plan to stay overnight, and continue their protest demanding the full resignation of the Lviv regional authorities. The governor is appointed by the president, so he is on the side of Viktor Yanukovych." Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook http://www.facebook.com/euronews.fans Twitter http://twitter.com/euronews

• published: 23 Jan 2014
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