Yushchenko tells government it must ensure peaceful presidential election
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko called on the government Friday to prevent violence during this weekend's crucial presidential re-vote as the two rival sides rallied supporters on the final day of campaigning.
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Ukraine prepared Saturday for a knife-edge presidential election amid threats by the opposition contender to launch street protests if he is denied the leadership by cheating.
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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko played down fears of separatism ahead of a crucial rerun presidential vote as his pro-Russia rival warned that his supporters could take to the streets if he is defeated in the poll.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, fresh  from securing a re-run of Ukraine's disputed election,on  Saturday tore up a deal to reduce the president's powers and  told his supporters to keep up pressure on the streets.
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Yushchenko spokeswoman Irina Gerashchenko told AP, The decision of the court will not disrupt the election.
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Ukraine's rival leaders pressed on with discussions to set a date for a parliamentary election on Saturday after President Viktor Yushchenko ordered troops from outside the capital to bolster security in Kiev.
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The Ukraine's outgoing president said that both sides agreed to to work for a peaceful resolution to the presidential election that has brought charges of fraud and electoral abuse.
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&quot;Things are not peaceful and quiet here. As long as the current administration is in power then we can only expect that they may forge the results,&quot; says Viktor Yushchenko, the main opposition leader.
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Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko called on the government Friday to prevent any violence in this weekend's crucial presidential repeat vote, as the two campaigns rallied their supporters on the final day of campaigning.
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Viktor A. Yushchenko, addressing supporters, predicted an end at last to an extended and bitter election season.
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President Viktor Yushchenko warned that he could dissolve parliament and call new elections if Ukrainian political parties fail to form a governing coalition by the end of next week, three months after a legislative ballot.
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych pledged today to protect the nationâs unity, regardless of the outcome of this weekendâs presidential election.
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KIEV, Dec 10: An uneasy calm held in Ukraine Friday as police defended the presidential administration building against opposition demonstrators who vowed to stay put until free elections are held later this ...
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30 October -- Ukraine&#39;s Interior Minister warned police will use force if needed to uphold security in tomorrow&#39;s presidential elections.
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Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has called on the country's political forces to stop trying to destabilize the country on the eve of the presidential elections in Ukraine.
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Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma called for a repeat of bitterly-contested elections to choose his successor, saying this was the only way to end the country's worst political crisis since the breakup of the Soviet Union and ensure its young democracy survived.
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Ukraine's President-elect Viktor Yushchenko says it will take time to repair ties with Russia.