It's official: Yushchenko's victory confirmed

[DearAbby]

http:// www.smh.com.au/news/World/Its-official-Yushchenkos-victory-confirmed/2005/01/11/1105206081158.html?oneclick=true


Ukrainian election officials today declared Viktor Yushchenko the official winner of a presidential rerun vote, paving the way for the pro-Western hero of the "orange revolution" to be inaugurated as the third president of an independent Ukraine.

"During the repeat election of December 26, Viktor Yushchenko has been elected president of Ukraine," central election commission chief Yaroslav Davydovich announced to applause and cheers at the end of nearly a seven-hour meeting in Kiev.

According to final results, the opposition leader Yushchenko won the election with 51.99 per cent of the vote compared to 44.20 per cent for former prime minister Viktor Yanukovich, a difference of 2.27 million votes on turnout of 77.19 per cent, the central election commission said.

The announcement of the final results paves the way for parliament to set a date for Yushchenko's inauguration, despite vows by his defeated rival to keep up a legal challenge over the election.

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Happy for our brothers and sisters in the Ukraine.

[David__77]

1. I see little reason to celebrate.

The election of the "reformists" will do nothing to prevent to continuation of the nation-selling, free market nightmare of the past 13 years.