VERSIONS: روسيا اليوم NOTICIAS FREEVIDEO ИНОТВ RTД RSS
breakingnews
Go to main page   Politics   Ukraine chooses direction for next five years   Comments  
MORE ON THE STORY
Ukraine, Kiev: A worker sticks up a campaign poster of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in central Kiev on January 15, 2010. (AFP Photo / Viktor Drachev) 16.01.2010, 10:15 2 comments

Day of silence in Ukrainian election

Election campaigning came to close yesterday as Ukraine prepares for Sunday's presidential poll.

A man wearing a traditionnal Ukrainian costum plays the guitar in Bandura (AFP Photo / Viktor Drachev) 16.01.2010, 02:31 1 comment

Amid tensions, Ukraine braces for Sunday's presidential poll

The leading candidates in Ukraine's presidential election are making the most of their last opportunities to campaign before polls open on January 17.

14.01.2010, 01:26 3 comments

As end of campaign nears, dissatisfied voters to choose new leaders in Ukraine

With election day fast approaching on January 17, campaigns are in full swing across Ukraine.

14.01.2010, 18:40 22 comments

Yushchenko brings Stalin to court over genocide

Kiev’s Court of Appeals has found Josef Stalin and other Bolshevik leaders guilty of genocide against the Ukrainians during the famine, or “Holodomor” as it is called in Ukraine, of 1932-33.

13.01.2010, 17:29

Elections in Ukraine restrict revolutionary icon

If you are familiar with the events of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine between November 2004 and January 2005, then undoubtedly you recognize Independence Square in the center of Kiev...

Pre-election placards of Presidential candidates Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (L) and the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (R) in Kiev (AFP Photo / Sergei Supinsky) 11.01.2010, 11:10 5 comments

Political buzz heats up as Ukraine readies for Election Day

The Ukrainian presidential race has entered its final stage and the public is gearing up to cast its ballot. If recent opinion polls prove correct, election results could usher in a new political era for Ukraine.

08.01.2010, 15:08 21 comments

Ukrainian president deepens divisions with Russia with new holiday

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on Thursday to establish a holiday dedicated to Ukrainian soldiers who fought during WWI on the side of the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Russia.

Election poster of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich 05.01.2010, 14:24

“Ukraine election unlikely to bring change”

The forthcoming presidential election will not change the political situation in Ukraine dramatically, says Mikhail Dmitriyev, director of the Center for Ukrainian and Belarusian studies.

Ukraine, Kiev: A woman cleans a snow near pre-election placards of Presidential candidates Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko (L) and the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (R) in Kiev on December 21, 2009, after heavy snow fall in Ukrainian capital. (AFP Photo / Sergei Supinsky) 31.12.2009, 17:48

Ukraine’s January elections under-funded?

The country's presidential elections on 17th January may face a huge under-funding problem, according to a member of Ukraine's Central Election Commission, which is responsible for organizing the polls.

A Ukrainian woman leaves a booth in a polling station during presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. 18.01.2010, 15:00 3 comments

Ukraine divided, presidential run-off imminent

Ukraine has finished counting votes in its presidential election, and it is already clear that the widely predicted run-off will take place.

Ukraine chooses direction for next five years

Published: 17 January, 2010, 09:00
Edited: 19 January, 2010, 09:33


Viktor Yanukovich, head of Ukraine’s Party of Regions, leads the Ukrainian presidential election after 98% of the votes have been counted. Current Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko is behind him by 10%.

 
2 COMMENTS
Svein January 17, 2010, 10:52 quote
0

What is Sakasvilli out afther. Will he try to make troubel in Ukraine?? Are this 400 Georgian men trainet by US to make as much troubel as possibel and maybe make a splitt of the country Ukraine if election dont go in there way. Never trust US. They have a plan for evrything. I really feer the situation laiter this week. I hope people in Ukraine se and elect a candidat hos is really friendly to Russia. Svein

homero January 19, 2010, 05:05 quote
0

I believe that peace is for everyone .. live in peace ....

POST COMMENT

By posting your comment, you agree to abide by our posting rules


CAPTCHA image