Ukraine fails to pass election reforms
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KYIV -- Legislators fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine&#39;s fraudulent presidential run-off, accusing each other yesterday of acting in bad faith as several thousand protesters besieged parliament and
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Amidst allegations the election fell far short of meeting democratic standards, officials say Ukraine&#39;s hotly-contested presidential vote is too close to call.
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The opposition in the Ukraine has suffered a judicial set-back on the eve of a presidential election re-run. The Constitutional Court has overturned some changes in the election law introduced after the opposition
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KIEV -- Ukraine's two rivals for power failed in nearly three hours of talks yesterday to resolve the political stalemate over who will lead the bitterly divided nation, and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko said at a huge rally that he was insisting on a new election.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine&#39;s parliament failed on Saturday to approve changes to the electoral laws demanded by the opposition ahead of a new presidential vote, after opposition and government lawmakers deadlocked and adjourned for 10 days.
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KIEV: Ukraine&#39;s pro-West opposition insisted yesterday it would not accept reforms to strip much of the presidency&#39;s powers ahead of a rerun presidential election that its leader Viktor Yushchenko is hopeful he will win.
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IMPASSE CONTINUES: Talks between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko failed to resolve crisis over who won Sunday's disputed presidential election.
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The European Union regrets that elections in Ukraine failed to meet international standards, and wants authorities in Kiev to take action before the second round of polls this month, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament met Saturday in emergency session to begin drafting changes in the election laws to prevent a repeat of the fraud and ballot stuffing of the Nov. 21
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Ukraine's Constitutional Court ruled Saturday that parts of recent legislation restricting the voting rights of home-bound people violate the country's constitution, clouding the presidential rerun vote one day ...
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Ukraine&#39;s political crisis continued Wednesday with parliament and President Leonid Kuchma unable to reach an agreement on a new election commission and electoral reforms.
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A hard-won agreement between Ukraine's rival leaders to hold new elections this fall was cast into doubt Thursday as parliament ended its session hours ahead of a presidential deadline to pass legislation supporting the deal.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko kept up their siege of government buildings Sunday after pro-government lawmakers blocked election law changes designed to ensure fair balloting in a rerun of the country's presidential runoff.
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KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine&#39;s parliament Saturday declared the contested presidential election invalid, adding its weight to the huge protests that have paralyzed the government for a week.
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Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine's fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing each other Tuesday of acting in bad faith as several thousand orange-clad protesters besieged parliament and chanted, "Parasites! Parasites!"
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Papers in Ukraine are sober in their assessment of the electoral reforms passed by the Kiev parliament on Wednesday.
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Our position is: Fair elections and government reform are needed to end internal strife in Ukraine. Although Ukraine remains a tinderbox that could reignite East-West tensions, at least the factions in this election dispute are still talking.