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      Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine – exit poll
      Oct26

      Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine – exit poll

      KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Europe parties led by a group backing President Petro Poroshenko swept a parliamentary election in Ukraine on Sunday, an exit poll showed, giving him a mandate to end a separatist conflict and pursue democratic reforms. …read more Source: The...

      Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls
      Oct26

      Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls

      The vote saw the Communist Party shut out of parliament in elections for the first time since the Soviet era, with the group failing to clear the five-per cent threshold. …read more Source: Channel...

      Ukraine's Poroshenko, pro-Europe forces dominate election
      Oct26

      Ukraine's Poroshenko, pro-Europe forces dominate election

      KIEV (Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko’s political bloc was on course to win a parliamentary election in Ukraine on Sunday and two other pro-Europe parties also performed strongly, an exit poll showed. …read more Source: The...

      In Eastern Ukraine, Most Voters Dream Only of Peace
      Oct26

      In Eastern Ukraine, Most Voters Dream Only of Peace

      Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in Sunday’s parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces. …read more Source:...

      Darth Vader’s ambitions slain in Ukraine vote
      Oct26

      Darth Vader’s ambitions slain in Ukraine vote

      October 27, 2014 1:00 AMKIEV (AFP) – Darth Vader is in trouble in Ukraine – again. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Ukrainians vote in election likely to strengthen Poroshenko’s mandate
      Oct26

      Ukrainians vote in election likely to strengthen Poroshenko’s mandate

      Ukrainians voted Sunday in an election that is likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end separatist conflict in the east, but may fuel tension with Russia. Voting started on a cold but sunny morning in Kiev in the first parliamentary election since street protests in the capital...

      In eastern Ukraine, most voters dream only of peace
      Oct26

      In eastern Ukraine, most voters dream only of peace

      Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in today’s parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces. “Peace is the only thing people want here,” said a 57-year-old woman, who gave her name only as Yelena, after voting in Volnovakha, in...

      In eastern Ukraine, most voters dream only of peace
      Oct26

      In eastern Ukraine, most voters dream only of peace

      VOLNOVAKHA Ukraine (Reuters) – Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in Sunday’s parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine’s President Makes a Surprise Visit to Conflict Zone
      Oct26

      Ukraine’s President Makes a Surprise Visit to Conflict Zone

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a surprise election day visit on Sunday to the east of the country where troops are fighting against a pro-Russian insurgency. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine votes to overhaul parliament
      Oct26

      Ukraine votes to overhaul parliament

      Voters in Ukraine headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament, overhauling a legislature tainted by its association with ousted President Viktor Yanukovych.The election is set to usher in a contingent of largely pro-Western lawmakers. President Petro Poroshenko’s party has campaigned on an ambitious reform agenda and is expected to...