Saturday, January 16, 2010

Ukrainians choose president


On 17th of January Ukrainians choose their president. Viktor Yanukovych, pro-Russian opposition leader leads in all surveys and in second round of elections he will probably face present prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Politicians accuse each other of buying votes, warn against counterfeiting and try to mobilize their supporters, but there is no chance for repeat from 2005. Five years after The Orange Revolution citizens of immersed in crisis Ukraine are bored with politics and mostly don't care who will become their next president. On the photo: Lviv on the eve of elections.

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