Yushchenko claims triumph in Ukraine: "Now we are free," he declares
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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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Viktor A. Yushchenko appeared headed for a resounding victory early Monday in a riveting presidential race.
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The stories the media didn't tell in 2004. Reformer Viktor Yushchenko, whose victory in Ukraine's presidential election was all but assured Monday despite his opponent's threat to appeal the outcome, is ...
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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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Viktor Yushchenko was sworn in as president of Ukraine on Sunday, two months after huge protests over his loss in a fraud-plagued election plunged the ex-Soviet republic into political crisis.
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Viktor Yushchenko, who seeks Ukrainian membership of the European Union, won the Dec. 26 rerun presidential election defeating Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine&#39;s Central Electoral Committee said, citing final results.
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Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory on Monday in a re-run of Ukraine's rigged presidential election, hailing the beginning of a new era in the former Soviet republic.
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The end of weeks of political turmoil in Ukraine was in sight after the pro-Europe Viktor Yushchenko was officially declared the winner of a re-run presidential vote, paving the way for the inauguration of the ...
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko declared victory in an "orange revolution" on Friday  after the ex-Soviet state's top judges annulled a rigged  election and ordered a new vote on Dec. 26.
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Viktor Yushchenko has emerged from the country's two-week election crisis as a winner &#151; a presidential contender able to compromise with his opponents and get a solution without violence.
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The apparent winner of Ukraine&#39;s presidential run-off election, Viktor Yushchenko, said Tuesday the struggle to bring democracy to the country is not over and urged his supporters to renew
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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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KIEV -- Ukraine's Central Elections Commission declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the country's bitterly disputed presidential vote yesterday, defying strong pressure from the United States and other Western countries. In response, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a national strike starting today.
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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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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails "a great victory" after parliament passes wide-ranging reforms.
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Ukraine election officials were set to officially declare Viktor Yushchenko winner of a presidential rerun vote, paving the way for the "orange revolution" hero to be sworn in as the third president of an independent Ukraine.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated his apparent victory in Ukraines presidential election rerun Monday, but his opponent refused to concede defeat and vowed to challenge the results before Ukraines ...