Vitaly Klitschko (R), head of the parliamentary faction of the UDAR (Punch) Party, speaks from the parliamentary tribune in Kiev December 13, 2012. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko said on Thursday he would run for president in a 2015 election.
Klitshcko, 42, made his declaration angrily to parliament after the assembly, dominated by deputies from the ruling Party of Regions and its allies, passed a law amending tax legislation that could be used to prevent him from running for head of state.
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