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	Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - Elections - Ukraine
		The ODIHR, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the European Parliament deployed an international election observation mission to monitor the parliamentary elections on 31 March 2002.
		The ODIHR and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deployed an international election observation mission to monitor the presidential election on 31 October and 14 November 1999.
		The ODIHR, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deployed an international election observation mission to monitor the parliamentary elections on 29 March 1998.
	www.osce.org /odihr-elections/14658.html (225 words)

	Build Ukraine
		Ukraine's regional and ethno-cultural divisions are such that the battle between pro-presidential oligarchs and the opposition is bound to end in stalemate.
		In the March elections, Our Ukraine received 23.56 percent of the party-list vote nationwide and was the most popular force in 14 western, central and north-eastern oblasts and in the city of Kyiv.
		In the March elections, Our Ukraine did not even make it over the 4 percent barrier in the two Donbas oblasts, which account for 10 percent of the national population, and the city of Sevastopol.
	www.artukraine.com /buildukraine/yushchenko.htm (1371 words)

	Elections in Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ukraine elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Ukraine has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
		On 3 December the Supreme Court declared the results of the 17 November 2004 run-off election to be invalid.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Ukraine (377 words)

	Elections in Ukraine
		I was privileged to observe the 26 March Ukrainian parliamentary election on behalf of this House and the delegation from my political group, the PPE-DE Group.
		Those elections, in all our views, were held on the day in an exemplary fashion.
		I have always championed Ukraine as a modern European country that is entitled, in due course, under Article 49 of the Treaty, to apply for EU membership.
	www.charlestannock.com /speech.asp?id=1200 (472 words)

	FT.com / Arts & Weekend - Breaking the mould (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ukraine’s national intelligentsia, inspired by the dissidents released from Soviet prison camps and armed with the histories and encyclopedias written by Ukrainian emigres, spearheaded a national protest movement that was one of the catalysts of the final collapse of the USSR.
		Ukraine’s national identity, never certain and further blurred by decades of Soviet repression, was extremely fragile.
		Had Ukraine’s neo-authoritarian post-Soviet regime succeeded in entrenching its rule with the coronation of prime minister Viktor Yanukovich, its candidate in the November presidential elections, this is the Ukraine they would have created: nominally independent, explicitly unfree.
	news.ft.com /cms/s/71719630-5f99-11d9-8cca-00000e2511c8.html (2970 words)

	GENERAL ELECTIONS IN THE UKRAINE
		January last modified the election mode in the general elections that will now take place by proportional vote across the country; the reform also increased the powers of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) to the detriment of those enjoyed by the President of the Republic.
		Although she wastes no time in denouncing activities of which some members of Our Ukraine are guilty of she is however careful not to accuse directly Viktor Yushenko, with whom she still wants to form an alliance.
		We are expecting the Ukraine to go further after the elections in economic and legal areas," she said.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/ukraine/legislatives/default2.htm (2087 words)

	Ukraine's Parliamentary Elections
		Robert Legvold, an expert on Ukraine and Russia from Columbia University, says this vote is more important than previous parliamentary elections because of the nature of the new parliament or Rada.
		And what they wanted in many areas of Ukraine to see was a transparent, democratic Ukraine in which the forces of money and the old order could not control their lives.
		Yushchenko's bloc -- known as "Our Ukraine" -- is trailing in the polls to the one named the "Party of Regions" led by Viktor Yanukovich -- the pro-Russian leader who lost the 2004 presidential election to Mr.
	www.voanews.com /english/NewsAnalysis/Ukraine2006-03-24-voa60.cfm (890 words)

	Ukraine: Elections Now, Geopolitical Crisis Ahead
		Parliamentary elections that take place in Ukraine today, will effectively set in motion a constitutional reform transforming the country from a presidential to a parliamentary republic and show whether losers of the Orange Revolution would be able to gain their revanche.
		Europe unequivocally supported Ukraine in its gas dispute with Russia in winter 2006, although oen of the motives was the aspiration of the EU to not allow Russia to monopolize the access to the Central Asian energy resources.
		Ukraine as a key transit country and the EU come down in the same side of the collision while Russia stands in the opposite, Moshes writes.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=758 (3098 words)

	Ukraine's Free Elections & Kamikaze President
		Ukraine held its fourth parliamentary elections on 26 March in an atmosphere totally different to earlier elections.
		Voting patterns in the 2006 elections have not dramatically changed from those in the repeat second round of the presidential elections on December 26, 2004.
		Throughout the elections the Party of Regions continued to denounce the legitimacy of the Orange Revolution as an "illegal coup" and continued to denigrate its supporters as "Orange rats".
	www.ukraine-observer.com /articles/218/824 (1580 words)

	Revived Orange Coalition Needs to Reinvigorate Ukraine's Reforms
		The elections proved, in the end, to be a major upset for Our Ukraine--as it not only came in third, but with ten percent fewer votes than four years ago.
		In elections voters often punish those in power and it is easier to obtain votes when in opposition (as in 2002).
		Accusations of corruption against politicians in Ukraine, and the CIS, tend to take serious root in the public's mind-often without proof (which Oleksandr Zinchenko never provided) and regardless of the fact that, in a democratic society, people are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
	www.ukraine-observer.com /articles/221/880 (2246 words)

	www.bbj.hu :: Elections in Ukraine: orange or blue?
		On Sunday, the Ukraine, one of the European Union’s most important neighbors, goes to the polls and a delegation from the European Parliament will be there to observe whether or not the elections are up to international standards.
		The result of the unrest was a re-run of the presidential election sweeping Mr Yushchenko to victory in early 2005.
		Ukraine, a former constituent republic of the Soviet Union, became an independent country in 1991 and is one of the EU’s most significant immediate neighbors.
	www.bbj.hu /news/news_31589.html (526 words)

	LegalTimes.com - Discussion on Ukraine Elections
		What's clear is that in the run-up to the November elections, the Yanukovych campaign enjoyed not only a huge advantage in terms of money, but was also able to use state-run and state-supportive TV channels to essentially drown out Yushchenko's messages in the mass media.
		But many of the election monitors in Ukraine were there because they had some cultural tie to the country.
		My impression is that most election law is pretty straightforward, and that when there are violations — as there were in Ukraine — they're readily apparent to anyone with even a basic knowledge of civics.
	www.law.com /jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1104759354965 (2489 words)

	Kiev Ukraine News Blog
		Analysts observe that it seems as if President Yushchenko of Ukraine, on the eve of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine, is trying not to further irritate Russia and in doing so he is trying to keep a distance from Georgia.
		First of all the nature of the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia is not of the same character as the one that is currently being played out between Georgia and Russia.
		Ukraine's retreat on the peacekeeping issue so irritated Saakashvili that he decided to cancel his trip to Kyiv and did not congratulate Yushchenko personally on his birthday on February 23.
	blog.kievukraine.info /2006/02/ukraine-georgia-split.html (1063 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Ukraine leaders jostle for power
		Rivals from Ukraine's Orange Revolution are considering reuniting to keep out a pro-Russia party leading parliamentary elections with half the votes counted.
		He was declared the winner of the presidential election in November 2004, but allegations of widespread vote-rigging sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians out on to the streets to demand change.
		In what became known as the Orange Revolution, the election result was overturned and Mr Yushchenko went on to win a re-run.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4848958.stm (591 words)

	CDL-AD(2007)021 - Opinion on legislative provisions concerning early elections in Ukraine adopted by the Venice ...
		The Law on the election of People’s deputies of Ukraine provides that voters’ lists are established on the basis of lists from the previous election (in present case the parliamentary election of 26 March 2006).
		Regular elections of the deputies are conducted on the last week of March of the last year of powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the term of which is determined by the Constitution of Ukraine.
		Irregular elections of the deputies are conducted on the last week of the sixty-day period after publication of the Decree of the President of Ukraine on pre-term termination of powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, issued according to the Constitution of Ukraine.
	www.venice.coe.int /docs/2007/CDL-AD(2007)021-e.asp (3192 words)

	Foldvary: Elections in Ukraine, Palestine, Iraq
		Ukraine's elections shows one of the problems of mass democracy, its vulnerability to fraud.
		Ukraine needs to decentralize power, including economic policy, so that it is not so important who is president.
		Elections under the constitution to be completed in 2005 will be held at the end of 2005.
	www.progress.org /2004/fold380.htm (965 words)

	Elections in Ukraine: A Second Chance for the Orange Revolution?
		To strengthen Ukraine's ties to the West and increase opportunities for its citizens, the United States must assist the country's transition to the rules-based market system--especially its efforts to combat corruption.
		The election results are a sign of increased political competition and a tribute to Ukraine's democratic development.
		Ukraine has experienced significant political turmoil since the Orange Revolution, often leaving the government paralyzed and unable to address important policy issues.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Europe/wm1654.cfm (1133 words)

	Ukraine - Before Elections
		October 31, the people of Ukraine will have to make a choice: to keep on going on this road of "reforms" dictated by Western Imperialism or to put an end to this road to ruin, and start on the road to build up the devastated economy and guarantee rights for the working class.
		This method was utilized very effectively by the millionaire candidates during the last election to parliament, when they bought votes openly for 1 pound of sugar or a bottle of wine and chocolates.
		Today's Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine is head of the Village Party Alexander Tkachenko, he wants private enterprise and market economy, although he says that he is sympathetic to socialism and union of Byelorussia and Russia.
	www.northstarcompass.org /nsc9910/gorelik.htm (2287 words)

	Ukraine: free elections, kamikaze president
		The elections were a crushing defeat for the communists, who were last in the list of political forces managing to pass the 3% minimum-vote threshold and enter parliament.
		Ukraine's new parliamentary coalition, which will create a government and nominate a prime minister, will most likely be a revived orange team of Our Ukraine plus Tymoshenko plus the Socialists (SPU).
		Throughout the 2006 elections, the Party of Regions continued to denounce the legitimacy of the orange revolution as an "illegal coup" and continued to denigrate its supporters as "orange rats".
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1606243/posts (1399 words)

	Crikey - Can elections put Ukraine together again? - Can elections put Ukraine together again?
		Election year in Australia, elections later this month in France, and now there's an early election in Ukraine, set for May 27.
		It may seem odd to put Ukraine on a par with France or Australia, but despite its almost total lack of media coverage here, it is potentially a major European power.
		Yanukovych and his allies were outraged at the move, which they describe as unconstitutional, and used their majority in parliament to reject funding for the elections.
	www.crikey.com.au /Politics/20070403-Can-elections-put-Ukraine-back-together.html (424 words)

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		Yuschenko, Yanukovych, Yushchenko, elections in Ukraine, events in Ukraine, situation in Ukraine, a democratic revolution, orange.
		In the aftermath of faked Ukraine's presidential election held Sunday, October 31, 2004 and Sunday, November 21, 2004, the situation in the country is very difficult now.
		In Ukraine there is an opposition between the candidate from authority - Yanukovych and the candidate from opposition - Yuschenko.
	www.yourrussianlady.ck.ua /yuschenko_yanukovych.html (516 words)

	Ukraine: Presidential Elections
		BHHRG monitored the election in the city and district of Kiev, Chernigov, and Transcarpathia.
		Although Western media widely claimed that in Ukraine the opposition was, in effect, excluded from the broadcast media, particularly in western Ukraine the opposite was the case.
		Whatever may have been the case in south-eastern Ukraine, it was clear to this Group’s observers in central Ukraine and western Ukraine that the opposition exercised near complete control.
	www.globalresearch.ca /articles/BHH411A.html (1182 words)

	Politics of Ukraine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Orange Revolution was a series of peaceful protests that resulted in the nullification of the results of the elections re-run on November 21, 2004.
		The Supreme Court of Ukraine ordered a repeat of the re-run to be held on December 26, 2004, and asked the law enforcement agencies to investigate cases of election fraud.
		Ukraine has a large number of political parties, many of which have tiny memberships and are unknown to the general public.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Ukraine (1318 words)

	FT.com / Arts & Weekend - Breaking the mould
		Yet beneath this cloak of invisibility, the idea of Ukraine as a separate state continued to germinate, emerging with particular strength in the 19th century among its proselytising, educated intelligentsia.
		With the Soviet takeover of central and eastern Ukraine, and then, with the second world war, of the formerly Polish territories that are now western Ukraine, choosing to be Ukrainian became ever more marginal and dangerous.
		The notion of Ukraine went underground, while abroad those Ukrainians who managed to escape Soviet rule nurtured their nation’s emblems - language, history, culture - with a zeal that often seemed absurd to outsiders.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/71719630-5f99-11d9-8cca-00000e2511c8,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/71719630-5f99-11d9-8cca-00000e2511c8.html?nclick_check=1&_i_referer=&nclick_check=1 (222 words)

	Peter Krasnopyarov, Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine
		After the getting of the so-called “independence” (bourgeois-nationalistic counter-revolution) Ukraine (which was one of the most developed and rich republics of the USSR) has simply degenerated to the level of the Third World countries.
		Communists must use bourgeois parliament as a means, as a tribune on propaganda and popularization of socialist ideals, and the aims of this or that communist party.
		As for the Communist Party of the Ukraine, I must also say that both the policy of this party and its pre-election programme are opportunistic.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/63/358.html (886 words)

	Elections in Ukraine declared valid
		KIEV, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Elections in Ukraine have been declared valid, with the voter turnout exceeding 62 percent, Vladimir Shapoval, head of the Central Electoral Commission, said at a press conference in Kiev on Monday.
		The Yulia Timoshenko Bloc is in the lead with 33.3 percent of votes after the processing of 50 percent of protocols of the district commissions.
		According to reports, Our Ukraine-Popular Self-Defense (15.55 percent), the Litvin Bloc (5.09 percent), the Communist Party of Ukraine (4.18 percent) and the Socialist Party (3.16 percent) are also qualified for the Supreme Rada.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2007-10/01/content_6821078.htm (187 words)

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