Ukraine Exit Polls Say Yanukovych Has Won Election [Pro-West Candidate Defeated!]

BBCNews ^ | February 07, 2010

[Steelfish]

Ukraine Exit Polls Say Yanukovych Has Won Election

Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won. Mr Yanukovych is given a lead of 3-5% over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. President Viktor Yushchenko lost in the first round. If correct, it would be a remarkable comeback for Mr Yanukovych, who was swept aside five years ago by the Orange Revolution. He would be expected to make Ukraine's foreign policy more pro-Russian.

The BBC's Richard Galpin in Kiev says the result would be an extraordinary indictment of the Orange Revolution leaders' failure to deliver on their promises, which has left people deeply disillusioned. Mud-slinging Mr Yanukovych was a presidential candidate in the last election in 2004, which was found to have been rigged in his favour, sparking the Orange Revolution.

Yulia Tymoshenko earlier said she would take supporters to the streets He is now expected to change Ukraine's foreign policy - which has been pro-Western and anti-Moscow. Mr Yanukovych had secured 48.7% of the vote, against Mrs Tymoshenko's 45.5%, according to the National Exit Poll. Another exit poll, by ICTV, said he took 49.8%, against 45.2% for his rival.

[Blogger]

More fruits of Obama’s foreign policy.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“narrowly won”

probably narrowly lost then. Ukraine is well within soviet union 2.

[GOPGuide]

Tymoshenko was not “pro West.”

She is also in bed with Putin.

[spetznaz]

The pro-Western candidate (the outgoing president, Viktor Yushchenko) thoroughly lost. The narrow win by pro Russian Viktor Yanukovych was over the lady prime minister, and ALSO pro Russian, Yulia Tymoshenko. It was a race between two pro Russian politicians following the miserable performance of Yushchenko's Orange Revolution. Sadly, the Ukraine seems to be going back to Russia's orbit

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“Viktor Yushchenko thoroughly lost”

so the ukrainians are perfectly happy wiht a russia that tries to assassinate their political leaders?

[1rudeboy]

Huh? The differences between Yanukovich and Tymoshenko are stark. If she is “also in bed” with Putin, then Yanukovich was married to Putin in a civil “commitment” ceremony in Red Square during May Day celebrations.

[LomanBill]

>>which has been pro-Western and anti-Moscow.

Back to spreading the East V.S. West dialectic rhetorical Bovine sheeple herding manure for the benefit of the Fabian Oligarchic elite ehh?

Hmmm, what about this...

"TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS, governments are instituted among men"

...now THERE's a good idea! Maybe we should try implementing it (and leading by example again) instead of reverting to those nasty old instinctive habits?

[Carley]

Exit polls show Kerry wins.

Recent polsters showed Merkel losing.

Beware the ‘news’ until the election results are final.

[FreeReign]

Tymoshenko was not “pro West.”

Well she was, until she wasn't.

[SeeSharp]

More fruits of Obama’s foreign policy.

Yushenko fell on his own deeds and was a dead candidate walking before Obama even too office. His policies were socialist and the Ukranian economy declined as a result.

[1rudeboy]

Don’t you think it’s rather hypocritical to champion governments as guarantors of our rights, yet claim that one cannot make observations about which governments are more friendly to our government than others?

[Blogger]

Nevertheless, the US has a lot of sway if we would choose to use it. It wasn’t in Obama’s mindset to allow a pro-Western democracy to exist there. If it had been, we would have heard about it. I’m sure Putin is thrilled.

[Gondring]

Well she was, until she wasn't.

Well put.

Time for her to write a book and go on a black-tea party tour.

[Thunder90]

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[MNJohnnie]

Well duh! Why would anyone vote to be pro West when the Leader of the West, the 0 ,is busy throwing our allies under the bus and sucking up to our enemies?

[annalex]

a race between two pro Russian politicians

What WAS the election about in terms of policy? Honest question, -- I don't know.

[Gondring]

Yushenko fell on his own deeds and was a dead candidate walking before Obama even too office. His policies were socialist and the Ukranian economy declined as a result.

It amazed me how he behaved.

[SmartInsight]

‘Tymoshenko was not “pro West”. ‘

Exactly. She is nothing but an opportunist.