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Pro-West parties score big win in Ukraine election
KIEV – Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s Parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. Mr Poroshenko planned to… …read more Source:...
Poroshenko faces hurdles despite big Ukraine vote win
President Petro Poroshenko called the strong showing by moderates in Sunday’s parliamentary election a sign that war-weary Ukrainians favour “those political forces that support the president’s peace plan”. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s pro-West parties in coalition talks
Expectations were that Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front and the Petro Poroshenko Bloc would form a government, with Yatsenyuk keeping his premier’s post. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine leader Poroshenko wins pro-West mandate but wary of Russia
October 27, 2014 10:27 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine voters embrace West and peace with rebels
KIEV – Ukraine’s pro-Western and moderately nationalist parties were on course Monday to score a crushing election win that boosted President Petro Poroshenko’s bid to merge his ex-Soviet country with Europe and end a pro-Russian revolt.A partial vote count and exit polls showed overwhelming support for Poroshenko’s drive...
Ukraine voters embrace West and peace with rebels
Early results and exit polls indicated overwhelming support for Poroshenko’s drive to break his war-torn country out of Russia’s orbit despite the painful economic measures the Kremlin has levied on its western neighbour in reprisal. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine votes for pro-West parties, peace talks
The results pointed to overwhelming consensus on Ukraine’s bid to steer from Russia’s orbit on a pro-Western path eventually targeting European Union membership. …read more Source: Channel...
Pro-West parties, nationalists win Ukraine vote
October 27, 2014 3:09 AMKIEV (AFP) – Pro-Western and nationalist parties swept Ukraine’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, in a boost for President Petro Poroshenko’s anti-corruption reforms and attempts to end a war with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The Straits...
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...
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...
