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Ukraine says poll could be delayed due to flu Ukraine could delay a January presidential election until May next year if the government fails to control an outbreak of H1N1 flu, a senior official wrote on the respected news Web site Ukrainska Pravda on Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 22:52 | Reuters
Ukrainian election might be postponed Ukraine's presidential election in January could be postponed because of swine flu, a newspaper quoted a government official as saying Friday.
Nov 6, 2009 at 22:05
CEC registers two more candidates for Ukraine's president The Central Election Commission has registered self-nominee Vasyl Protyvsikh, whose surname translates as "Against-everyone," and Socialist Party Leader Oleksandr Moroz as a candidates for president of Ukraine.
Nov 6, 2009 at 21:43
Yushchenko aide: Flu epidemic in Ukraine may require postponement of elections Presidential elections in Ukraine may be postponed to May 2010 from January 2010 because of the possible imposition of a state of emergency over the flu epidemic, said Ihor Popov, a deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential secretariat and a presidential representative at the Verkhovna Rada.
Nov 6, 2009 at 21:06
Central Election Commission denies three citizens registration for presidency The Central Election Commission has denied citizens Anatolii Subbotin, Vitalii Velidchenko, and Natalia Pylypenko registration as presidential candidates.
Nov 6, 2009 at 17:50 | Ukrainian News
Expert says there are stalking horses among presidential candidates There are "technical candidates" among those running for the presidency, but their number will be small, political expert and President of the Open Policy Analytical Center Ihor Zhdanov has said.
Nov 6, 2009 at 14:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Martynenko officially dismissed as head of Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense faction The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has officially announced the dismissal of Mykola Martynenko as head of the faction of the Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD).
Nov 6, 2009 at 13:49 | Interfax-Ukraine
Baloha says Yanukovych will win upcoming presidential elections Ex-head of the Presidential Secretariat and United Center Party leader Victor Baloha has said that Regions Party leader Victor Yanukovych will be the next president of Ukraine.
Nov 6, 2009 at 13:09