[Marxism] Ukrainians Rally Against Yushchenko, Kuchma, Western Putsch

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from Rick Rozoff:


http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/10/content_2439324.htm


Xinhua News Agency
January 9, 2005


Ukrainians rally to demand Yushchenko give up
presidency


KIEV - Thousands of Ukrainians rallied Sunday in the
eastern city of Donetsk, rejecting the results of the
Dec. 26 presidential revote and demanding opposition
leader Viktor Yushchenko give up presidency.

A resolution adopted at the rally said there are no
violations in the Nov. 21 presidential runoff and thus
former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is the
legitimate winner, according to the Interfax-Ukraine
news agency.

The resolution demanded Yushchenko give up presidency
and the Central Election Commission declare Yanukovych
the legitimate president. It also called for a
dissolution of the parliament and the resignation of
President Leonid Kuchma.

Yanukovych won a disputed presidential runoff on Nov.
21, 2004, triggering weeks of protests by rival
Yushchenko's supporters. The Supreme Court later
annulled the election results and ruled for a re-vote
of the runoff on Dec. 26.

According to the preliminary results of the Dec. 26
presidential revote released by the Central Electoral
Commission, Yushchenko won the revote by a margin of 8
percentage points over Yanukovych.

However, Yanukovych has refused to concede defeat, and
his numerous appeals before election officials and the
Supreme Court all have so far been rejected.




                
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