Yushchenko Apparent Winner in Ukraine; PM Won't Quit
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KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko looked certain Monday to become Ukraine's  next president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused  to concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's new Western-leaning  leader Viktor Yushchenko was close to taking power at last on  Monday, but an eleventh-hour bid by his opponent to challenge  last month's election held up a final declaration of the  winner.
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Ukraineâs opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko basked in his unassailable lead today as prime minister Viktor Yanukovych refused to admit defeat, with just tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted in the bitterly-fought presidential election.
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Pro-West opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory in Ukraine's historic presidential election rerun, telling supporters the vote was a triumph for the country and proclaiming that "now we are free" from dominance by neighboring Russia.
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Exit polls in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election appear to show that none of the 24 candidates has won the election outright. The vote has been largely split between the prime minister Viktor Yanukovich and the main opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
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Ukraine confirmed Western-oriented Viktor Yushchenko as winner of the presidential election on Monday, paving the way for an historic change of power that his opponent denounced as "a revolution."
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KIEV - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated victory on Monday, as he took an unassailable lead in the re-run of Ukraine&#39;s presidential election.
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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.
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An exit poll and initial early returns from abroad Sunday showed opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko heading to a commanding victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off, which pitted the Western-leaning reformer against the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a vote many feared would turn violent.
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Exit polls in the re-run of Ukraine's presidential election Sunday said liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko had beaten Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich by a wide margin.
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Last month, it was the incumbent prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, who claimed victory in Ukraineâs presidential election, and the upstart challenger, Viktor Yushchenko, who refused to accept the result.
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According to Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko have an equal chance of winning the second round of the Ukrainian ...
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko won Ukraine's presidential election by more than two million votes, officials said Tuesday, but his rival refused to concede defeat and claimed that almost five million people had been unable to cast ballots.
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Viktor Yanukovych has said he will not resign as Ukrainian prime minister after losing the presidential election. He also submitted legal challenges to contest the preliminary results of the election, claiming multiple abuses.
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Ukraine PM Viktor Yanukovych refuses to resign and challenges his rival's victory in presidential elections.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has vowed to win the rerun of the country&#39;s rigged presidential election following confirmation he was poisoned.
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Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took an unbeatable lead on Monday in Ukraine's re-run presidential election, claiming victory and hailing the beginning of a new era in the former Soviet ...