Ukrainians And Russians Unhappy With Democratic Institutions
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Opinion polls show that there are fewer supporters of democracy in Russia than in Ukraine.
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Ukrainians today cast ballots for president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a runoff election that many fear will erupt into unrest and violence.
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Russia is joining the ranks of nascent dictatorships, and Vladimir Putin is the executioner of Russian democracy. Right? Wrong. Russia is not a dictatorship, and the political system Putin is trying to reshape is not a democracy.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych have grudgingly decided they will not rule out the idea of a new election, in the face of widespread reports of voter fraud.
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A meeting in the east of the country - power base of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych - is to discuss autonomy. Mr Yanukovych&#39;s rival for the presidency, opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, says this threatens the future of Ukraine.
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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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GLASGOW, May 29 (IPS) - Representatives of civic groups from the  post-Soviet region admit that their organisations are sometimes  more closely following the democratisation line set by donors  than the aspirations of their societies.
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The Russian press offers a mixed reaction to the new Ukrainian president's fence-mending visit.
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Maybe I&#39;m getting my stories mixed up, but I hear that folks in the Ukraine are so dissatisfied with the recent election results that they&#39;re clamoring for a playoff.
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Ukraine marked the second anniversary of  its "Orange Revolution" with a minimum of fanfare on Wednesday,  with voters disillusioned by what they see as the failure of  its quarrelling leaders to bring about real change.
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The crisis in Ukraine is seen primarily as a political split between east and west.
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As Canadians of Ukrainian origin voice their displeasure in protests countrywide, Ottawa has denounced the former Soviet republic&#39;s official election result.
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One unfortunate outcome of Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election is that it has brought into stark relief an east-west divide within that large country.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (IPS) - Encounters between Russian President Vladimir Putin  and European Union leaders can be embarrassing affairs -- at  least for those EU politicians who fret whenever the bloc's  image as a defender of democracy is sullied.
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Why Russia, the U.S. and Europe care so much about Ukraine's disputed presidential election
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Ukraine's leap toward democracy has inspired opposition leaders in formerly Soviet Central Asia and alarmed its long-ruling autocrats, but analysts say the region isn't ready for a democratic revolution.
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International election observers say the first round of voting in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election failed to meet a number of democratic standards, but the observers stopped short of calling for the vote to be invalidated.