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Ryzhova [Kyiv]: Report from Ukraine
Anna Ryzhova, Kyiv, Ukraine:"Three events featured on Ukraine's political landscape yesterday, all of which went someway towards resolving the political impasse brought on by the scandalous Presidential election.First, the Parliament of Ukra (More) |
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Electoral reform laws stall again in Ukraine parliament
The Ukrainian parliament adjourned again Tuesday without passing a revised electoral reform package previously agreed to in principle by the leaders of the major political factions in the country's ongoing electoral dispute. The parliament had f (More) |
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Ruling on fraud in the Ukrainian presidential election [UKR SC]
Ruling on fraud in the Ukrainian presidential run-off of November 21, 2004; Ukraine Supreme Court, December 3, 2004. Read the full text in Ukrainian here, and an unofficial English translation here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine political groups agree on election reforms
Ukraine's opposition and pro-government factions reached a compromise on Monday on changes to election law and constitutional amendments, allowing for a new election on December 26. The Ukraine parliament, which failed to pass an initially-propo (More) |
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Ukraine president to honor court ruling, presses for constitutional change
In his first public reaction to Friday's Supreme Court decision (reported here on JURIST's Paper Chase), outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that he will honor the Court's call for a repeat presidential runoff election (More) |
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Opposition protests continue in Ukraine after electoral reform failure
Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko maintained their siege of government buildings on Sunday. Yuschenko has encouraged supporters to keep up the pressure until President Leonid Kuchma fires Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych a (More) |
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Hungarians vote on expanding citizenship
Hungarians vote today on whether 2.5 million ethnic Magyars, living outside Hungary in Romania and Ukraine, should be granted Hungarian citizenship. Critics believe granting citizenship rights will cause mass migrations and drain the country's b (More) |
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Ukrainian parliament deadlocks on election reform package
The Ukrainian Parliament Saturday failed to pass an electoral reform package aimed at preventing fraud in the country's upcoming re-run of the presidential election, now scheduled for December 26. The bills had prevously been agreed to in a pol (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Ukraine Supreme Court invalidates poll, orders new vote
BBC News is reporting that the Ukrainian Supreme Court has invalidated the disputed presidential election poll and ordered fresh elections.11:21 AM ET - Ukraine Channel 5 is broadcasting live video from Kyiv of crowds in the main square celebrating (More) |
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Ukraine parliament votes to withdraw troops from Iraq
Still wracked by an electoral crisis, the Ukrainian parliament Friday passed a resolution calling on outgoing President Leonid Kuchma to withdraw Ukraine's 1600-strong contingent of troops from Iraq. The resolution was supported by both pro-gove (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
