Ukraines 2004 Elections

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Ukraines 2004 Elections

• Yushchenko Yanukovych
• Which Viktor?

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First runoff, November 21
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First runoff, November 21
49.4
46.7
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Evidence of electoral fraud in first
runoff, November 21
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Ukrainians
Others
Russians
Russians
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Fears of ethnic division
Ukrainians in west, north Russians in lighter
green in east, south Many Ukrainians prefer
Russian
Prime Minister Yanukovych meets Russian President
Putin
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November 21 runoff election
49.4
46.7
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The Orange Revolution
http//orangeukraine.squarespace.com
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Tent City in Kiev Thousands of Yushchenko support
ers camp out in Independence Square to back new
election
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Clean Ukraine Yushchenko backers against
corruption, lean West to EU Yushchenko supporter
s converge in Kiev Donetsk region (coal
Russians) threatens self-rule if Yushchenko takes
power
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Democracy protests grow
Serbia Georgia turned back electoral fraud
(attempt in Belarus) West criticizes Russian
interference Russia criticizes Western aid
Flags of Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus etc.
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Not all protesters were for democracy Ukrainian
nationalists in UNA-UNSO (fascist/anti- Semitic
party) backed Orange Revolution as stand
against Russians
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Lampoons of President Kuchma Yanukovych Kuchma
began to withdraw support for his Prime
Minister SBU (ex-KGB) warns Tent City of
Interior Ministry assault Supreme Court orders
new runoff
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Yanukovych wins First Runoff, November 21
49.4
46.7
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Yushchenko wins Second Runoff, December 26
44
52
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Yushchenko Becomes President
Inaugurated Jan. 23, 2005 Calls for EU
membership and pullout from Iraq. Visits Moscow
the next day.
Independence Square in Kiev