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To: JakeStraw who wrote (281540)3/24/2006 1:10:53 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576611
 
Umm, right. You share a lot of characteristics with Shortie. Neither of you seem to actually comprehend a post and then post "replies" that only accidentally have anything to do with it.



To: JakeStraw who wrote (281540)3/26/2006 4:17:17 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1576611
 
Russia-backed opposition leads in Ukraine - exit polls

Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:46 PM GMT

By Yuri Kulikov

KIEV (Reuters) - The party of Russia-backed Viktor Yanukovich, loser in a presidential poll in Ukraine's 2004 "Orange Revolution", held a clear lead in Sunday's parliamentary election, exits polls showed.

But an even bigger blow for the pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko came from the bloc of his estranged "Orange Revolution" ally Yulia Tymoshenko, who flew past him into second place leaving his Our Ukraine party badly trailing.

The projected outcome, that could mark a step away from the pro-West ideals espoused by the Orange Revolution which turfed out Yanukovich and a pro-Moscow establishment, was also a personal humiliation for Yushchenko at Tymoshenko's hands.

An exit poll conducted by three Ukrainian institutions gave Yanukovich's Regions party 33.3 per cent of the vote, the Tymoshenko bloc 22.7 and the pro-presidential party 13.5.

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today.reuters.co.uk