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    Viktor Yanukovich to take over Ukraine presidency
    Philippine Times
    Sunday 7th February, 2010  


    The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
    The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.

    Mr Yanukovich appears to have beaten pro-Western Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by just a few percentage points.

    Ms Tymoshenko, who complained of electoral fraud in the run-up to the election, has said the difference is too small to indicate a winner.

    She has pledged to contest the result if no clear winner emerges.

    About 36 million Ukrainians were eligible to vote for a successor to incumbent president Viktor Yushchenko, who was swept to power in 2004 after mass demonstrations against electoral fraud turned into the Orange Revolution.

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    By JACKSON OO7, 02-08-10, 11:06 PM

    Pro-Russian man likely to take Ukraine presidency

    Mr Yanukovich try to join Europe union if you want your regime be in a good book of history
    By Yuriy, 02-09-10, 12:04 AM

    President for Ukraine

    Ukraine is going to PIZDEC with him
    By Petro, 02-09-10, 12:35 AM

    pr

    Mr president who cant speak Ukrainian, who cant even speak like a educated man, and how can somebody be the president if they were in prison? This is the new face of Ukraine. Povnuy PIZDEZ
    By Yulia Tymoshenko, 02-09-10, 12:45 AM

    Finally

    Viktor Yanukovich is the president. Finally, Ukraine choose the right way to the future.
    By Yanykovuch YRA! , 02-09-10, 03:25 AM

    Hope is here!

    So finally, this corruped coutry, and it’s blind foolish citizens who have been making wrong decisions for 10 years might see the light at the end of this dark and long tunel, this crowd was blinded for years,and convisend to believe stupid idiots and criminals like Yulia Tymoshenko, who’ve been feeding off YOUR MONEY for years! Yes, Yanykovuch is a puppet of Putin, and a lot of desicions will be made by him, but lets look at the bright side, now Ukrainian people will have cheap gas and growth of economy. You gave Ukrainian assholes like Viktor Uschenko, Yulia Tymoshenko a chance, look what happend?! So it’s time for a change, real change, that might actually benefit people who are sick and tired of this dirty greedy bastards!
    By Yana, 02-10-10, 07:27 PM

    Yanukovich

    He is the best there, look at yushenko he speaks Ukrainian stole and made a mess in Ukraine.Timoshenko is no better she is a slut that goes on either sides that helps her. Yanukovich is the best. Prison you start watching news because he didn’t exactly was in prison he didn’t even have court date they didn’t day anything to him if he had to stay there
    By dima, 02-22-10, 10:49 PM

    o boy

    I have a feeling that ukraine is going to go even more down hill but i hope it does not only time will tell.
    By Lola, 02-28-10, 12:13 AM

    God help Ukraine

    Well there is not a lot to say about the country with president who was in prison...
    By Nazar Chernyakov, 03-06-10, 08:56 PM

    Nothing bad

    If Ukraine goes under Russian federation or in the European union it will be the same shit, and also give everyone a chance don’t judge others when you don’t even know them fully because the media can say a lot of crap that is not right.

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