Parties Face Reluctant Coalition to Keep Pro-Russian Party From Power

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The fractious parties that once joined to carry out Ukraine's Orange Revolution faced a dilemma last night: What to do about the comeback of their one-time nemesis in nationwide parliamentary elections. The official count from Sunday's election was far from over, but exit polls showed a pro-Russia party taking the largest number of votes, dealing a crushing blow to President Viktor Yush- chenko's pro-Western Our Ukraine party.

Viktor Yanukovych, whose ballot-stuffing attempt to win the 2004 presidency triggered the Orange Revolution, declared his Party of the Regions victorious upon hearing the exit poll results.

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Parties Face Reluctant Coalition to Keep Pro-Russian Party From Power

"The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory," Yanukovych said. "We are ready to und...

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