Ukraine and Russia Elections Contrasted
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Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
Political observers have praised the recent Ukrainian elections, saying the outcome of Sunday's second round contest between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and one of her predecessors, Viktor Yanukovych, is not predetermined. That's in stark contrast to neighboring Russia, where the 2008 election of President Dmitri Medvedev was a forgone conclusion. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky contrasts presidential elections in two former Soviet republics.
