Ukraine President Bows to Pressure, Backs New Vote
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Outgoing Ukrainian President  Leonid Kuchma, bowing to mass street protests and international  pressure, on Monday backed a new presidential election to end a  crisis that is tearing the nation apart.
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In the first sign that the Ukrainian authorities may bow to pressure from the street, the outgoing president Leonid Kuchma said yesterday that new elections might be held to end the crisis.
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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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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declared victory today in Ukraine's fiercely contested presidential election, telling thousands of supporters they had taken their country to a new political era after a ...
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Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma has suggested staging a new poll to end the crisis over the disputed presidential election.
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The Ukrainian parliament declared the country's contested presidential vote invalid Saturday, ratcheting up the political and legal pressure for new elections that were increasingly seen as acceptable to ...
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Viktor Yanukovych accepts defeat in Ukraine's presidential poll, telling his supporters to pack up their tents.
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Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said Monday he will honor the Supreme Court's call for a repeat presidential runoff even while vowing to press ahead with constitutional changes that would weaken the presidency as he faced the possibility of victory by the popular opposition candidate.
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The winner of Ukraine&#39;s bitterly-fought presidential election moved on Tuesday to repair damage to relations with Russia while his opponent persisted in blaming the West for his defeat.
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Ukraine's parliament passed a controversial plan to weaken the presidency, breaking a tense standoff between outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and the opposition and smoothing the way for a new presidential poll on December 26.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has proposed a new vote on December 19th to end the country's election stalemate.
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The United States welcomes the decision by Ukraine's supreme court to annul a bitterly disputed presidential election and call a new runoff, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
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Ukraine appears to be headed toward holding a new election under an agreement announced Wednesday night to adopt a sweeping reorganization of political power.
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Ukraine faced yet more polemics after President Leonid Kuchma proposed holding quick new presidential elections and handing interim power to a parliament where the opposition has a strong voice as a way out of the political crisis.
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Ukraine's new president played down concerns over tensions with Moscow Saturday, saying he can work with Vladimir Putin despite the Russian leader's strong preference for the defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate.
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Ukraine's rival president and prime minister forged a compromise on Sunday to hold a parliamentary election on September 30 but much work remained ahead to stage the poll and restore political stability in the ex-Soviet state.
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Ukraine's outgoing leader Leonid Kuchma says only a new vote can end the crisis over the presidential poll.