Yushchenko told his supporters if the Ukrainian authorities fail to set the date for the revote immediately after the Supreme Court rules on election frauds, the opposition would take necessary actions.

The pro-West leader warned that Ukraine is on the brink of economic crisis, and the only way to save the country is to organize a re-run of the Nov. 21 presidential runoff, which both the opposition and the West dismissed as fraudulent.

Yushchenko proposed holding a revote of the second round on Dec.19 after talks with international mediators on Wednesday.

He rejected the idea of an entirely new presidential election which was put forward by outgoing President Leonid Kuchma, warningthat it would "lead to the collapse of the country."

Yushchenko said the opposition would not participate in any talks on an entirely new election, which he accused of trying to "win over more time for involvement of new politicians."

Yushchenko's supporters continued to gather outside the SupremeCourt Friday, awaiting the court's ruling on an opposition appeal demanding invalidation of the disputed Nov. 21 vote.

The opposition camp on Thursday evening announced resumption ofthe week-long blockade of the presidential and governmental buildings, pressing President Kuchma to dismiss the government ledby Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.

As the election standoff dragged on into the 12th day, Ukraine's parliament on Friday voted to ask President Kuchma to withdraw the 1,600-strong Ukrainian military force from Iraq.

The parliament -- the Supreme Council -- passed the non-bindingresolution by a vote of 257-0.