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| Yanukovich leading Tymoshenko in Ukraine run-off |
| 2010-02-08 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich, is the winner of the presidential run-off in the former Soviet state, exit polls suggest. Yanukovich has acquired more than 48 percent of the ballots, while his main rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has collect only 45 percent. Tymoshenko's top aide said on Sunday that it is too soon to declare the winner, claiming that massive rigging has taken place, AFP reported. Both candidates have accused each other of plotting to rig the vote. However, the controversial vote has been monitored by 500 international observers. Tymoshenko has warned that she'll "rally people" if she loses the race. Yanukovich led Tymoshenko by 10 percent in the first round of elections on January 17. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 DAILY TIMES.PK > PRO-RUSSIA PARTY WINS UKRAINE ELECTIONS. HMMMM, HMMMM, interesting historical turnabout centuries in the making e.g. "BACK TO THE FUTURE" > OWG-NWO = RUSSIA TAKES BACK EASTERN EUROPE = EURO-UNION; whilst the MUSLIM SARACENS finally takeover POST-CHARLES MARTEL/TOURS FRANCE, + REMAINDER OF [non-Russ]CONTINENTAL EUROPE, + LOOK FORWARD TO INVADIN' ENGLAND. IRELAND STANDS ALONE...??? [Theme from DRAGNET here]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-08 20:21 |
| #5 Hope and Change! |
| Posted by: Glomock Tojo6610 2010-02-08 09:48 |
| #4 A look at the scrapping of a certain missle defense system probably shifted a whole lot of votes from the 'orange movement thing'.. Tymoshenko has my vote , just cos she hot ! But hey I dont live there :P |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-02-08 09:10 |
| #3 We should call it Ukraina then. That is what locals call it, anyway. (pron. ookrayina) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-02-08 08:11 |
| #2 Ukraine is burdened with immutable locational obsolescence. Do these results mean we can go back to calling it The Ukraine? Ukraine sounds naked. It's as if we had begun calling Argentina Argentine. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-08 08:00 |
| #1 The question is not who did rig the votes and who not. It is who did it better. Guess Yanukovich is a better rigger. Also, many Ukrainians think that because they can't rely on West to come to their aid, they need to look eastward, and Yanukovich may be better choice in that regard (whether they are mistaken or not is another matter). C'est la vie. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-02-08 01:39 |