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NEWS ITEM: Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov has been put in charge of ensuring that the Oct. 28 parliamentary elections will be free and fair. Kolesnikov was Ukraine’s point man in getting the nation ready to co-host the Euro 2012 football games. Ukraine won praise as good hosts, even though eyebrows were raised by the no-bid tenders to build Olympic Stadium in Kyiv and other projects.Critics have said that the uncompetitive bidding increased the multibilliondollar costs of the championship and fueled corruption, while Kolesnikov defended the no-bid practice as necessary to ensure the games will take place on time. Ensuring an honest vote on Oct. 28 may be no less of a challenge than Euro 2012.