Hope for democracy: lessons from Ukraine
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For those of us who witnessed the joy and the drama of the end of Communist rule in the former Soviet Union, the past decade has been disappointing.
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BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (IPS) - The political crisis that has ravaged Ukraine since  President Viktor Yushchenko decided to dissolve parliament is not  likely to end with the early elections scheduled for Sep. 30.
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Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn hopes that the presidential elections will demonstrate that Ukraine is a democratic and civilized country.
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The National President of the Association of Ukrainians in Britain gives his view of the aftermath of Ukraine's presidential elections.
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When protesters thronged the streets of Kiev to protest presidential election fraud, most Ukrainians barely saw the drama on TV. Most stations toed the line that the establishment candidate had won. The picture has changed markedly since then, but critics warn that TV channels might have merely switched sides, not mindsets.
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A REMARKABLE ELECTION TOOK PLACE in Ukraine on December 26. After the ruling party stole the November 21 presidential vote, massive street protests forced a new runoff, in which the rightful winner, Viktor ...
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Ukraine's relationship with the European Union has been erratic. Six months ago, 10 new members joined the EU, and many in Ukraine are concerned their country has been condemned to the wrong side of a new "Iron ...
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What can be said about the presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine and the orange revolution that has not already been written, read or heard on the news? As the world news focuses on the tsunami and daily ...
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the chance to choose a government and president expected to take the country into the European Union in 2007. The unfolding drama in neighbouring Ukraine has added an extra tension to the vote.
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KIEV -- The roots of Ukraine's political crisis lie in a centuries-old divide between the country's east and west, a split between two cultures, two languages, and two histories within the same nation.
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The Ukrainian presidential election marred by fraud and canceled by the Ukrainian Supreme Court some two weeks ago and the new election scheduled for December 26 posed and will pose a difficult dilemma for the ...
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WASHINGTON, January 27 (RIA Novosti s Arkady Orlov) - A draft resolution on support for democracy and reform in Ukraine has been submitted to the US Senate, RIA learned in the Senate Foreign Relations ...
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He was viewed by the current Ukrainian administration as a mere problem to be solved. His views and ideas could not be allowed to propagate, for that would challenge the status quo.
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The events in Ukraine have revealed serious problems in relations between Russia and the European Union. It has become obvious that declarations about building a single European home, about unified spaces
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A mid the clamor and confusion of the US elections, it is easy to forget that ballots are being held elsewhere in the world. This week Ukraine held a presidential election, and while the outcome will not shape
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On Ukraina television last week, viewers caught images of Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate in this country&#39;s contested presidential election, greeting voters
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Viktor Yushchenko, to be sworn in as president Sunday, has pledged to steer Ukraine on a new course, fighting corruption and bringing the former Soviet republic closer to the European Union and NATO while maintaining good relations with Russia.