Ukraine&#39;s Former Prime Minister Leads in Vote, Exit Poll Shows
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Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine&#39;s former prime minister who is seeking to bring the country closer to the European Union, won the first round of voting to choose a successor to President Leonid Kuchma, an exit poll showed.
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Yanukovich had a lead of about six percentage points over opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine&#39;s presidential run-off, according to the first results announced early Monday.
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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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Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych took the official lead today in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election but did not appear to have enough votes to avoid a runoff after balloting
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament is to hold key votes on Tuesday that could pave the way to a snap election, ending a two-month political crisis in this ex-Soviet republic.
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UKRAINE VOTES: Near complete results from Sunday&#39;s presidential election show Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych with 40 percent support and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko with 39 percent.
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Ukrainians on Sunday choose a new  president in a landmark poll offering a choice between the  ex-Soviet state's prime minister, backed by Russia, and a  liberal rival seeking gradual integration with the West.
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FOR THE THIRD time in less than two months Ukrainians will go to the polls today to vote for a new president. Once again, the choice is between the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, and one of his predecessors, Viktor Yushchenko.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has an  unassailable lead in a re-run of Ukraine's rigged presidential  election with more than 90 percent of the vote counted,  election officials said on Monday. They told reporters that  with 90.52 percent of the ballot counted, Yushchenko had won  53.97 percent compared with 42.25 percent for Prime Minister  Viktor Yanukovich.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - An exit poll and 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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Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was ahead in Ukraine's presidential election with 51.17 percent of the vote after 26 percent of ballots were counted, the central electoral commission said.
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(Kiev, Ukraine-AP) Dec. 26, 2004 - The polls have closed in Ukraine, where the electorate is trying to choose a new president. All three exit polls tracking election are projecting opposition candidate Viktor
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Ukrainians Sunday began choosing a new president in a landmark poll offering a choice between the ex-Soviet state's prime minister, backed by Russia, and a liberal rival seeking gradual integration with the ...
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Exit polls after a presidential run-off vote in Ukraine suggest pro-Western challenger Viktor Yushchenko is ahead, but he says widespread fraud might deny him a victory.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - All three exit polls tracking Sunday's presidential rematch in Ukraine projected opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko as the winner by a large margin over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
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Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has a slight lead over his opposition rival in Ukraine's tight presidential run-off, first official results show.
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Thirty-seven percent of Ukrainians are ready to vote for presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych and 31 percent said they will vote for his rival, Viktor Yushchenko, a poll conducted by the Public Opinion ...