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Protests Get Violent Over Vote-Rigging in Ukraine
Friday, November 2, 2012 21:03
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Protests turn violent in parts of Ukraine over allegations of vote-rigging in favor of incumbent President Viktor Yanukovich's party. Ukrainian opposition parties accused Yanukovich's Party of the Regions of “stealing” several parliamentary seats as the vote count from Sunday's election neared completion on Friday. In some districts, prolonged vote-counting triggered accusations of rigging and led to scuffles.Riot police used tear gas at a district election commission in the town of Pervomaisk on Thursday night, local media reported. The opposition says initial vote results were reviewed in favour of a Regions candidate.The interior ministry said in a statement police had been called in to help bailiffs retrieve vote counts submitted by individual polling stations in line with a court ruling. A local television channel reported that the police was guarding the district election commission while protesters were refusing to leave. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me
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