UKRAINE:  Yushchenko Set to Win Presidential Election
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KIEV, Dec. 27 (IPS) - Western-sponsored exit polls are once again  confirming a comfortable victory for opposition candidate Viktor  Yushchenko in Ukraine's Dec. 26 presidential runoff.
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Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was headed for victory in Ukraine's presidential election, early results showed, after a vote to decide whether the ex-Soviet republic breaks with the past and aligns itself with the West or remains under Russia's sway.
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Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader who is expected to become president when Ukraine returns to the polls on December 26, on Friday warned the country&#39;s
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Presidential elections in the Ukraine on October 31 have major geopolitical implications for former Soviet states since the vote will decide who will lead this country: western oriented Victor Yushchenko or pro-Russian Victor Yanukovich.
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Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko took an unbeatable lead Monday in Ukraine's re-run  presidential election, claiming victory and hailing the  beginning of a new era in the former Soviet republic.
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VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, the Ukrainian opposition leader, claimed victory in a landmark presidential election yesterday after a bitter contest seen as a proxy struggle between Russia and the West.
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West-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko looked certain Monday to become Ukraine&#39;s next president, bringing with him a promise to end rampant graft and to reform the ex-Soviet state&#39;s damaged economy.
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UKRAINEâS opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, was last night heading for victory in a re-run of a presidential election that has polarised the nation and rekindled Cold War-style rivalry between Russia and the West.
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West-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory on Monday in a re-run of Ukraine's rigged presidential election.
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Ukraine&#39;s presidential election is a clear victory for Viktor Yushchenko, who endured dioxin poisoning, a bitter campaign, a rigged first vote and weeks of uncertainty to win Sunday&#39;s court-ordered rerun.
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Pro-West opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has claimed victory in Ukraine&#39;s historic presidential election re-run. He told his supporters on Monday morning that the vote was a triumph for the country and
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Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko won Ukraine's presidential runoff election, comfortably beating pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, an independent exit poll showed.
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Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory on Monday in a re-run of Ukraine&#39;s rigged presidential election, hailing the beginning of a new era in the former Soviet republic.
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The re-run of the presidential election in the Ukraine is over, with Viktor Yushchenko claiming victory now that 95% of the votes have been counted.
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Ukrainian PM Viktor Yanukovich has received 40.03% of the vote (10,807,068 votes), and Viktor Yushchenko has 39.16% (10,572,530) in the Ukrainian presidential election.
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With less than 10% of the votes outstanding, Viktor Yushchenko has won the re-vote in yesterday&#39;s presidential election. This time, his lead resembles that shown in the exit polls.