Ukraine gripped by standoff as opposition cries foul over vote outcome
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A tense standoff gripped Ukraine after its pro-Russia prime minister won the presidential runoff, with the opposition mounting massive protests to contest results of a vote that Washington and Europe said was rigged by the state.
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Ukraine faces political turmoil as partial results in a presidential election put the prime minister backed by Russia in the lead, with his liberal challenger alleging cheating and calling for street protests.
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Ukraine's opposition scored key victories Wednesday in its bid to scrap a disputed presidential election as parliament voted no confidence in the government and European-brokered talks provided momentum toward holding a new ballot.
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Ukraine&#39;s opposition claimed victory last night in a presidential run-off vote, but accused the authorities of falsifying the results after the polls had closed.
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ABOUT 100,000 opposition supporters streamed into main square of the Ukrainian capital Kiev today on the second day of a tense standoff over a disputed presidential election claimed by the pro-Russia prime minister, according to journalists at the scene.
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Ukraine âs opposition is accusing supporters of pro-Kremlin prime minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich of preparing armed clashes in Kiev after the repeat elections scheduled for Dec. 26.
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City officials in parts of Ukraine refuse to accept the outcome of the presidential election amid mass protests.
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The crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election intensified Sunday, as a key eastern province called a referendum on autonomy and the opposition demanded the current president fire his prime minister, the official winner of last week's vote that has bitterly divided this former Soviet republic.
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Ukraine's opposition on Thursday takes its campaign to overturn a presidential election result they say was tainted by fraud to the railways and the shop floor by trying to organize a country-wide strike.
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After days of peaceful demonstrations, Ukraineâs opposition forces turned to more radical measures on Friday. Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko surrounded the buildings of parliament, the
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The first meeting between Ukraine's two presidential rivals ended without agreement and a threat from the pro-Western opposition leader to take action unless a new vote is held on December 12.
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Ukraine's pro-West opposition was locked in a fresh standoff with the ruling regime after a stunning court victory handed it a rerun later this month of a contested presidential vote.
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The decision to ratify the election results intensified the differences between Ukraine's rulers and the emboldened opposition.
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Ukraine approached a political stalemate today, as preliminary vote counts of the presidential runoff election indicated that Prime Minister Viktor F. Yanukovich had
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Ukraine's presidential rivals wrapped up their campaigns Friday as tension mounted ahead of Sunday's rerun election.
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UKRAINEâS opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, was last night heading for victory in a re-run of a presidential election that has polarised the nation and rekindled Cold War-style rivalry between Russia and the West.
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VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, the Ukrainian opposition leader, claimed victory in a landmark presidential election yesterday after a bitter contest seen as a proxy struggle between Russia and the West.