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I believe in my victory, but the government ... has staged total fraud in the elections in the (eastern) Donetsk and Lugansk regions. ... I do not trust the Central Electoral Commission
Thousands protest Ukraine election 'fraud' Nov 22, 2004
I cannot but agree with the fact that there are serious problems between our states, but it is surprising that you fully exclude Russia's responsibility for that
Yushchenko rebukes Russia Aug 13, 2009
To be frank, I am very disappointed by the unfriendly nature (of the message)
Yushchenko disappointed in Medvedev Aug 14, 2009
I wouldn't want to see a hue and cry over the issue so I will simply say this: The Ukrainian side has not received any proposals
Ukraine not asked to host U.S. radar Oct 10, 2009
We have the parliament without majority and stagnation of the government in which half of the seats are empty
Early elections hinted at in Ukraine Nov 25, 2009
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Андрійович Ющенко (help·info)) (born February 23, 1954) is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution. He failed to secure a runoff spot during the 2010 Ukrainian Presidential Election.
As an informal leader of the Ukrainian opposition coalition, he was one of the two main candidates in the October–November 2004 Ukrainian presidential election. Yushchenko won the presidency through a repeat runoff election between him and Viktor Yanukovych, the government-supported candidate. The Ukrainian Supreme Court called for the runoff election to be repeated because of widespread election fraud in favor of Viktor Yanukovych in the original vote. Yushchenko won in the revote (52% to 44%). Public protests prompted by the electoral fraud played a major role in that presidential election and led to Ukraine's Orange Revolution.
Following an alleged assassination attempt in late 2004, Yushchenko was confirmed to have ingested hazardous amounts of TCDD: the most potent dioxin and a contaminant in Agent Orange. He suffered disfigurement as a result of the poisoning, but has been slowly recovering in recent years.