Tensions rise as Ukraine poll nears
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LEONID KUCHMA, the Ukrainian President, cancelled a visit to Poland at the last minute and appealed for calm yesterday because of mounting tension in the week before an election to choose his successor.
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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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Ukraine&#39;s political crisis has escalated ahead of a court hearing on Monday to probe the validity of the disputed presidential election.
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Ukraine's parliament is due to hold an emergency session to discuss the political turmoil caused by the disputed presidential election.
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UKRAINE was in agonising limbo yesterday after results of a presidential election showed a dead heat between the Prime Minister and his liberal challenger, setting the stage for a tense runoff in three weeks.
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A tense standoff gripped Ukraine on Monday after its pro-Russia Prime Minister won the presidential runoff, with the opposition mounting massive protests to contest the results of a vote that Washington and Europe said was rigged by the state.
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A deeply divided Ukraine votes Sunday in the race between presidential candidates who have increased the hostile rhetoric since their last fraud-tarnished runoff, sparking fears of violence that could split the ...
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have marched in a tense Kiev to demonstrate their support for the opposition ahead of next weekend's election.
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The crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election intensified Sunday, as a key eastern province called a referendum on autonomy and the opposition demanded the current president fire his prime minister, the official winner of last week's vote that has bitterly divided this former Soviet republic.
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For the second time in a month, a deeply divided Ukraine casts ballots in a runoff election between presidential candidates who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last fraud-marred vote, raising ...
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine&#39;s two presidential candidates faced off today in a televised debate less than a week before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the Nov.
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The crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election intensified Sunday, as a key eastern province called a referendum on autonomy and the opposition demanded the current president fire his prime minister, ...
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International mediators will step up  efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis  over a disputed presidential election that has exposed bitter  divisions between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
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A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looks increasingly likely once again on Thursday as parliament and the Supreme Court press ahead with efforts to resolve a national crisis over a disputed presidential election.
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A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looked  increasingly likely as parliament and the Supreme Court pressed  ahead on Thursday with efforts to resolve a national crisis  over a disputed presidential election.
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Ukraine&#39;s two rivals for the presidency clashed in a heated televised debate Monday before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of vote-stealing and Prime Minister Viktor
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After a tense campaign superheated by allegations of fraud and official interference, Ukraine's weekend presidential election shapes up as a stern test of the ex-Soviet republic's democracy &#151; and whether the country will move closer to Russia's sphere of influence.