Dirt files: Ukraine's scandal-hit election campaign

Ukraine's opposition party has managed to get changes to the country's election law approved by Parliament -- ahead of Sunday's second-round run-off in the presidential race. The original law stated that Central Election Committee meetings and the vote itself would only be considered valid if more than two thirds of commission members were present. The Party of Regions, headed by Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich, pushed for the quorum system to be revoked. He claimed his rival Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko may try to withdraw members of her party from the committee - jeopardizing the poll.

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• Тимошенко Янукович

[AlexanderpovetiKING]

The difference is that Ukraine borders with Russia while amerikkkan invade half of the world and tried to built a defence shield in Ukraine which threatened Russia security!

[russianpride415]

Why Timoshenko? I'm just curious.

[tigr7170]

The Orange Revolution didn't succeed at much, as this marks an end to that administration.

[AndrewMacedonia]

ukraine is fucking crooked

[Tokopol]

Fuck America and fuck NATO, good for Yanukovich because Ukraine and Russia are natural friends.

[SPS148669]

Ukraine vs Venenzula/Bolivia for Corrupted Country! Ha Ha Ha!

[kdixon7783B]

You are welcome, comrade.

[tworiverspete]

well that is educated. What happened in the election is all you people in the Ukraine and you know what , for being stupid you deserve him. Have a good day comrade

[tworiverspete]

I worked and lived there and sad to say I have had more contact with the parties than most Ukrainians, why, because we make a point to understand where the politicians are coming from. The regions party is the most corrupt there is. Now it is your country you will beleive what you wil no matter how misguided it is.But very soon you will se the same and worse because the regions party was the big problem. Now you have the fox watching the hen house. Now you will have no help from the Americas G.L

[suguspjr]

So this is the "New Europe" that sent troops to "free" Iraq. Thank you USA

[OthelloMT]

@eyoutuby The corruption is bad, your girlfriend is right. But it's bad all around Tomshenko included. I protest the "white knight" approach people take to her. The very fact that she lost the election (so far as we can tell at the moment) shows you that the people trust Yanukovich just a little more than her. In terms of the EU: Ukraine cannot possibly hope to enter it anytime soon. They were denied before and will be again, due to domestic problems. Why not ally with Russia and build then join

[Ukraiinets]

*"sow"