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Tymoshenko calls Ukraine vote rigged
AP via Google ^ | February 13, 2010 | SIMON SHUSTER and YURAS KARMANAU

Posted on 02/13/2010 1:19:51 PM PST by UAConservative

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, apparently narrowly beaten in last week's presidential vote, ended six days of silence on a defiant note Saturday, saying the vote had been rigged and she would challenge the result in court.

Preliminary results from the Feb. 7 ballot gave her rival, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, a lead of just 3.5 percentage points. International observers called the elections free and fair, but no official winner has been declared, and Tymoshenko has refused to concede defeat.

She said Saturday she had evidence of fraud and would fight the result, for which the final count is to be announced on Wednesday.

"I have made the only decision I can make — to challenge the results in court," Tymoshenko said in the five-minute televised appeal to the public. "Not going to the courts today would mean leaving Ukraine to criminals without a fight."

She asked Ukrainians to support her legal battle to overturn the elections, but urged them not to take to the streets in protest as demonstrations would destabilize the country.

"Ukraine now needs stability and calm like never before," she said.

Her appeal late Saturday appeared to confirm analyst expectations that she is digging in for a standoff with Yanukovych that could delay the transfer of power.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201002; 20100207; election; tymoshenko; ukraine; yanukovych

1 posted on 02/13/2010 1:19:52 PM PST by UAConservative
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To: UAConservative

I guess now Yushchenko is tending his bees.


2 posted on 02/13/2010 1:48:32 PM PST by SeeSharp
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To: UAConservative

Yulia Tymoshenko,
Ya gots proof, show it. Otherwise shut the hell up and leave the stage, jerkie boy.


3 posted on 02/13/2010 2:38:01 PM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy.)
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To: Joe Boucher
“Yulia Tymoshenko,
Ya gots proof, show it. Otherwise shut the hell up and leave the stage, jerkie boy.”
LOL!

(Yes, I'm feeling sorry for you right now)

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4 posted on 02/13/2010 2:57:22 PM PST by Fichori ('Wee-Weed Up' pitchfork wielding neolithic caveman villager with lit torch. Any questions?)
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To: Joe Boucher
How could you not vote for someone who looks as sweet as this?

Yulia Tymoshenko

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5 posted on 02/13/2010 3:05:37 PM PST by JCG
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To: Fichori

Fichori,
You a foreigner there pal?

try learning American slang pal.
Jerkey boy is used for lots of situations be they male or female.
Pal.
Whatever third world situation you may be in I feel sorry for you.


6 posted on 02/13/2010 3:05:50 PM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy.)
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To: JCG

Pretty lady,
All those pretty ladies in Missouri worthy of getting your vote?


7 posted on 02/13/2010 3:56:17 PM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Obammy is little more than a quota boy.)
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To: Joe Boucher
Yes, I always use jerkey boy or jerkie boy when addressing females. Sometimes I'll even say boy you jerkey (or jerkie).

Luv the MOLadies!

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Great because you did it!
www.AnySoldier.com

8 posted on 02/13/2010 5:22:12 PM PST by JCG
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