Ukraine begins tense presidential election run-off
Posted By admin on February 8, 2010
Ukrainians vote in a round of the presidential election after a
bruising campaign, and the warnings of mass protests and
demonstrations.
PM Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych will
compete for the position after losing President Viktor Yushchenko in
the first round.
Both sides have accused each other of conspiracy to influence the vote.
According to some analysts, a close race, said the losing side will
challenge the most likely outcome of the investigation.
Polls so far seem to be, our correspondent says.
The Electoral Commission said all polling stations opened on time and
both candidates have voted.
Election observers say they expect a higher turnout than the first
round.
According to Yushchenko, Ukraine has aligned itself with the West,
traditionally close relations with Russia giant neighbor.
This could be a turning point in determining whether such a strongly
pro-Western and anti-Russian policy, or does not continue.
Many people here are very disappointed with the political leadership,
the faction which the country has once again during the economic
crisis, Ukraine has been very difficult to do.
And conduct campaigns of two candidates for the election to reassure
voters that much.
Saturday, accused Ms Tymoshenko political bloc of Yanukovych’s Party of
Regions for the closure of fans to keep voting in the eastern Donetsk
region – a stronghold of the opposition.
The project team of Yanukovych to the success of the elections are
fraudulent, criminal rules and violations of civil rights, block Prime
Minister said in a statement.
Ms. Tymoshenko had threatened earlier that their supporters in the
streets if he loses the election, saying that the demonstrations could
be higher than the 2004 Orange Revolution that swept Yushchenko to
power.
Yanukovych camp responded with claims that there were few supporters of
Prime Minister manipulation excluded from voting in an attempt to
express the eastern Ukraine has been maintained.
Nobody believed that one of the parties in the electoral process would
stoop to such cynicism should, said Mr. Yanukovych campagin manager
Mykola Azarov.
Yanukovych won last month in the first round, finishing 10% by
Tymoshenko.
It seems to forget the real problems and political debates that would
spoil all the belts, said the BBC, the Richard Galpin in Kiev.
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