Ukrainians Choose New President in Landmark Vote
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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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Ukraine will open a new chapter in its post-Soviet history on Sunday when this nation of 50 million closes the Leonid Kuchma era and picks a successor who sees either an increasingly authoritarian Russia or an anxious European Union as his future partner.
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Ukrainians vote for a new president today against a backdrop of explosions, predictions of massive ballot-rigging and fears of widespread violence.
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KIEV : Ukrainians voted for a new president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and their pro-Russian prime minister, in a bitterly-fought contest that many fear could provoke turmoil and even ...
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Ukrainians are preparing for a presidential election that is being seen as a watershed decision as to whether the country should draw closer to Russia or the West.
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Ukrainians began to cast ballots on Sunday in a presidential run-off between President Leonid Kuchma&#39;schosen successor and a liberal opposition leader.
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Eastern Europe's largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a ...
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Viktor Yushchenko prepares to be sworn in as Ukraine's new leader, ending a bitterly fought election marathon.
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Ukrainians were to vote Sunday for a new president in a bitterly-fought election that could redraw the map of Europe as this strategic former Soviet republic chooses between a Western path and Moscow's orbit.
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Ukraine's parliament voted in a new central election commission as part of a compromise between outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and the opposition aimed at diffusing a tense political crisis.
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After three rounds of elections in two months, Ukrainian officials have named a victor.
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Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of political turmoil and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to move out of imperial leader Russia's sphere of influence.
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Tension was high in Ukraine Saturday as the nation prepared to vote for a new president in an election that pits West against East.
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KIEV -- Ukraine's Central Elections Commission declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the country's bitterly disputed presidential vote yesterday, defying strong pressure from the United States and other Western countries. In response, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a national strike starting today.
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Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in  as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of political  turmoil and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to move  out of imperial leader Russia's sphere of influence.
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Ukraine looks set to turn its gaze westward under new President-elect Viktor Yushchenko.
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After weeks of angry protests, Ukraine s capital has become the site of celebrations, following a court decision to hold a new presidential vote.