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Ukraine Voters to Cast Ballots in Runoff
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 fears of violence no matter who wins. Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko — whose face still is badly scarred from dioxin poisoning this fall that he blamed on authorities — has emerged as the front-runner in Sunday's election. He is building on the momentum of round-the-clock protests launched by his orange-clad supporters after his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, was declared the winner of the Nov. 21 runoff. That balloting was later voided by the Supreme Court, which found there was massive vote-rigging and ordered Sunday's new vote.Posted by: Fred 2004-12-24 |
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