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| Dec.3 |
 Kiev |
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Court Orders Re-Run of Rigged Poll| Supreme Court has annulled the 2nd round of the presidential election - upholding claims that it was fraudulent | |
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| Dec.4 |
Kiev |
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Deal to reduce the president's powers Supreme Court annulled last month's presidential vote saying it had been rigged in favor of Prime Minister Yanukovich
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| Dec.6 |
Kiev |
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Opposition Says Poll Deal in Hand Opposition had reached a deal that could end a stand-off with outgoing President Kuchma's government
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| Dec.11 |
 Austria |
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 Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned| Opposition leader was poisoned by dioxin during presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said | |
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| Dec.17 |
 Netherlands |
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 Yushchenko toxin 'in Agent Orange' Professor Brouwer said that Ukrainian leader was poisoned by TCDD, the most harmful known form of dioxin
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| Dec.19 |
 Moscow |
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Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction| Baikal Finance Group outbid favourite Gazprom to buy Yuganskneftegas. Yukos said that the auction was illegal | |
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| Dec.20 |
Ukraine |
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Rivals clash in TV debate Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych was facing opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko
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| Dec.22 |
Russia |
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State firm 'gains' key Yukos unit
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Kiev |
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Yushchenko urges big poll turnout
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| Dec.23 |
Kiev |
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Agents deny poison plot Security service has insisted it had nothing to do with the poisoning of presidential candidate Yushchenko
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 Kazakhstan |
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'Critical' food launched to space station A Russian cargo ship blasted off carrying badly needed food and equipment
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 Washington |
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U.S. warns Russia over Yukos sale The Bush administration has criticized a takeover of key parts of the embattled oil giant
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| Dec.24 |
Kiev |
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Yushchenko: I will unite Ukraine Opposition presidential candidate says that his top priority if he wins will be to heal divisions in the country
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| Dec.25 |
Kiev |
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Court annuls poll change The court says a key change to the country's election law, limiting voting from home, violates the constitution
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Kiev |
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Observers ready for rerun More than 12,000 observers are moving into place more than double the 5,000 mustered for the first runoff
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| Dec.26 |
Kiev |
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Rivals face off in poll Yushchenko and Yanukovych faced off in a repeat election that all sides hoped would resolve 's fiercely waged contest
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Kiev |
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Yushchenko 'leads poll' Early official results and exit polls from the re-run of run-off election give opposition leader a clear lead
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Kiev |
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Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote| Opposition leader is telling supporters it is the dawn of a new political era in the former Soviet republic | |
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| Dec.27 |
 Uzbekistan |
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 Vote called 'undemocratic' Parliamentary election fell significantly short of international standards. It featured only parties loyal to President Karimov
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Kiev |
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Election win challenged Prime Minister Yanukovych has refused to concede defeat in the presidential election won by his rival Yushchenko
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| Dec.28 |
Kiev |
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Officials: Yushchenko wins vote Opposition leader has won presidential election by more than 2 million votes, electoral officials have said
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Kiev |
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Yushchenko regrets Russian stance The victorious opposition leader has said it will take time to rebuild relations with Russia, which backed his rival
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| Dec.29 |
Kiev |
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Cabinet cancels meeting The opposition barred Prime Minister Yanukovych from entering the government compound
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| Dec.30 |
Kiev |
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PM's appeals rejected Supreme Court has rejected 3 complaints against the conduct of the presidential election lodged by Yanukovych
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| Dec.31 |
Kiev |
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PM Yanukovych resigns| 'I have made a decision and am formally submitting my resignation' | |
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