Ukraine opposition claim Sunday election rigged

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Friday 26 October 2012

Ukraine opposition claim Sunday election rigged

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A pre-election poster with jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on a street pole in Kiev

Reuters/Gleb Garanich

By Gulliver Cragg

Ukraine holds parliamentary elections on Sunday. With opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko serving time for alleged abuse of office, many say this cannot be called a democratic vote. The ruling Party of Regions is widely expected to win, though earlier this year, polls credited it with barely 20 per cent support. A report from Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv.