Author(s): Dan Alexe
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International observers gave Ukraine’s parliamentary election a stamp of approval today, while Russia said it hopes the vote will ease tension by ushering in a “constructive” government.
With more than half the votes counted, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front was leading with 21.6 % of the vote while President Petro Poroshenko’s party had captured 21.5 %.
A recently formed pro-European party based in western Ukraine called Samopomich was running third with …read more
Source: New Europe
