Ukraine Election: For sale on Internet

Part 1 – Western Experts Discuss Ukraine Election
The upcoming presidential election in Ukraine was the topic of a round-table discussion conducted by the Voice of America Ukrainian Service. Participating were Damon Wilson of the Atlantic Council (seated on the right in the video); Nadia Diuk of the National Endowment for Democracy and David Kramer of the German Marshall Fund. The round-table was hosted by Myroslava Gongadze.

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All weekend followed the Late Night Wars, from different points of view. On Thursday found out about today's Ukraine's presidential election
http://www.newsru.com/world/16jan2010/saak.html Ukraine refuses permit to 2000+ dodgy-seeming Georgian election "observers" h/t @Joera
Prez. election day in Ukraine means a beatifully empty park, where me, my wife and little Serghei Jr. spent most of this sunny winter day.

Blog: Ukraine Election Day: First Thoughts http://bit.ly/8igRB7
Swine Flu deaths c.900, but Ukraine's attention on 1st round of first Presdntl election since Orange Revolution. Will it be fair? Peaceful?
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Blog post: Ukraine presidential election 'goes to second round' – BBC News
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This Georgian election observer story re Ukraine election is just plain wacky. All observers must be accredited. http://tinyurl.com/yh4nz87
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For sale on Internet – Ukraine’s election votes – Yahoo! News
For sale on Internet – Ukraine’s election votes (Reuters) : Reuters – For sale: my vote in Ukraine’s .. http://bit.ly/7yLiiK – Yahoo

BBC News – Yulia Tymoshenko stokes Ukraine election tension
Ukraine poll tensions stirred up: Tension rises ahead of Ukraine’s presidential election, with PM Yulia Tymoshe.. http://bit.ly/92zWb3

Ukraine vote could bring revolution’s loser to power – CNN.com
(CNN) — Victor Yushchenko, the politician brought to power in Ukraine’s Orange Revolution five years ago, is struggling to hold onto the presidency as voters go the polls Sunday — and the man accused of stealing the election in 2004 is a strong contender to win it legitimately this year.

Viktor Yanukovych leading in Ukraine election – Telegraph
Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-friendly politician defeated by the pro-Western Orange Revolution five years ago, was on course for a big win in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday.

BBC News – Ukraine votes in presidential election
Ukrainian voters go to the polls: Ukrainians vote in their first presidential election since the Orange Revolution… http://bit.ly/6Njm2L

News Media

Yanukovych Wins 1st Round of Ukraine Election, Exit Poll Shows – BusinessWeek
17 (Bloomberg) — Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych took the most votes in the first round of a presidential election, pitting him against the …

Canadians to monitor Ukraine election – UPI.com
15 (UPI) — Canadian election monitors will help oversee voting in the weekend Ukraine presidential election, a federal minister in Ottawa announced Friday. …

Voter turnout in Ukraine’s presidential election is 62.79% – Focus News
The voter turnout in Sunday's presidential election in Ukraine was 62.79%, the country's Central Electoral Commission announced after processing the data …

For sale on Internet – Ukraine’s election votes – Reuters
KIEV, Jan 12 (Reuters) – For sale: my vote in Ukraine's election on Sunday. From 300 to 500 hryvnias ($37-$63). …

IMF to resume cooperation with Ukraine after presidential election – BSANNA NEWS
On July 31, 2009, the IMF transferred USD 3.3 billion as a third tranche to Ukraine. The country's presidential election will be held on January 17, …

Ukrainians Fear Fraudulent Presidential Vote – Voice of America
A few procedural infractions at a polling station just 300 meters from the Ukrainian Central Election Commission headquarters in Kyiv. …

Ukraine Candidates Relying on U.S. Advisers – The Moscow Times
AP WASHINGTON â€” Ukraine's presidential election might tilt Ukraine's orientation away from the West, but leading candidates of all stripes have sought help …

Ukraine election focuses European minds on gas – BBC News
Europe gets a quarter of its gas from Russia, and most of that arrives via an extensive network of pipelines running through Ukraine. In the past few years, …

CEC fails to register Georgian observers – BSANNA NEWS
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has failed to register official international observers from Georgia in Ukraine's presidential election. …

Ukrainians Begin Voting in First Round of Presidential Election – BusinessWeek
Help me so that Ukraine doesn't lose in this election, help me to alleviate the disappointment.â€ Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation …