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> That is disputed and there is much talk of rigged elections, but I don't know enough about the elections to have an opinion. The presidential elections were
by geoka9 13y ago
> That is disputed and there is much talk of rigged elections, but I don't know enough about the elections to have an opinion.
The presidential elections were "certified" by international observers. So I think it's fair to say that they were fair.
However, after becoming president, Yanukovich had the Constitutional Court change the Constitution and make Ukraine a presidential republic, consolidating in his hands a lot of power presidents in Ukraine were not supposed to have. He reportedly used that power to rig the parliamentary elections and gain complete control of the Parliament.
- Mikeb85 13y ago> He reportedly used that power to rig the parliamentary elections and gain complete control of the Parliament. However this can also be disputed since the PoR had previously gained the most votes in parliamentary elections even when Yushchenko was in power... It's not like the PoR was unpopular. And of course Yanukovych also won the presidential elections when the opposition was in power.