Thousands protest Ukraine's presidential election.

From: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington D.C.) | Date: November 23, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark McDonald

MOSCOW _ Ukraine edged closer to chaos Tuesday as an estimated 200,000 anti-government protesters gathered in the capital of Kiev to denounce the country's weekend presidential election as a fraud.

"Ukraine is on the threshold of a civil conflict," opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko told a mass rally of his supporters Tuesday afternoon. "We have two choices: Either the answer will be given by the Parliament, or the streets will give a...

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