Yushchenko sets agenda Momentum shifts from disputed vote

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: December 31, 2004| Author: C.J. Chivers | Copyright information


International Herald Tribune

12-31-2004

Viktor Yushchenko, the presumptive president-elect, has begun to draw up the shape and early priorities of Ukraine's next government, even as his opponent in Sunday's election continued to refuse to acknowledge defeat. Power could be felt shifting in the capital toward Yushchenko, the opposition leader who won the election by nearly 8 percentage points, according to the first tally by the Central Election Commission. His opponent,...

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