Monday, October 29, 2012

Ukraine president's party on course for election win

 

A member of a local electoral commission counts ballots at a polling station after voting day in KievKIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich's party was on Monday on course to secure a parliamentary majority after an election, but will face an opposition boosted by resurgent nationalists and a liberal party led by boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko. Victory for the ruling Party of the Regions in Sunday's vote will cement the leadership of Yanukovich, who faces re-election in 2015 and whose rule has been marked by an accumulation of presidential powers and antagonism with the West over the imprisonment of his rival, opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. ...

Ukraine president's party on course for election win
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:29:38 GMT

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