Deep divisions remain among Ukrainians as they prepare for runoff election
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DEMIDYV, Ukraine  - Nikolai manoeuvred his bike through the ruts in a dirt road and shook his head in disgust. "Can you call this a civilized country with roads like this?" he asked after swerving to avoid a deep mud puddle.
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Nikolai maneuvered his bike through the ruts in a dirt road and shook his head in disgust. "Can you call this a civilized country with roads like this?" he asked after swerving to avoid a deep mud puddle. The 53-year-old resident of the Ukrainian village of Demidyv said he plans to vote for opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in Sunday's presidential runoff, saying change is just what this ex-Soviet republic needs.
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Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court resumed its probe Tuesday into bitterly disputed results from the presidential runoff election, while parliament met to debate the threat to this ex-Soviet republic&#39;s unity.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukrainians cast ballots Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting a Western-leaning reformer against the Kremlin-praised prime minister, a vote many fear will erupt into violence.
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KIEV, Ukraine -- For the second time in five weeks, a deeply divided Ukraine will cast ballots in a runoff election between the two presidential candidates, who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last, fraud-marred vote.
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Ukraine's presidential candidates faced off in a tense televised debate, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his opponent of stealing the November runoff and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych suggesting he should have a leading role in the next government even if he loses Sunday's court-ordered rematch.
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Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his reformist challenger were in a near tie with almost all the votes counted in Ukrainian presidential elections, setting up a runoff vote, the Central Elections Commission said Monday.
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Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister  and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could  degenerate into turmoil.
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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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KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukrainian voters face an array of tensions in the weekend presidential runoff - whether the victor will be a Western-inclined reformer or a Kremlin favourite, and whether unrest will break out if the vote count is alleged to be fraudulent.
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Ukraine prepared for a crucial runoff presidential vote that pits a pro-Russia prime minister against a Western-leaning opposition leader as Washington warned Kiev of consequences if the poll is rigged.
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Bosnians appeared sharply split Monday in key elections on the country's future, reflecting the deep ethnic divisions that persist more than a decade after the country's civil war
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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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Ukrainians are bracing themselves as they prepare to go to the polls Sunday in the final round of what has been called the dirtiest election in their history.
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Ukraine's two rivals for the presidency prepared to face off in a live televised debate Monday, as a convoy of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's supporters moved deeper into the hostile eastern strongholds of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
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Ukraine prepared for a new vote on Sunday in hopes to end its political crisis, but those hopes may be premature.
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Morning Edition , December 24, 2004 In the final days before Ukraine's new presidential runoff election Sunday, the mood is grim in Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's campaign.