The two main contenders in the election were the incumbent Prime Minister and government-supported candidate Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. … See more

The first round was held on 31 October. The official results recorded Viktor Yushchenko with 41% and Victor Yanukovych with 40% of the votes cast. As no candidate had … See more

Despite alleged convincing evidence pointing to high-level involvement in the Leonid Kuchma administration and the Central Election … See more

• Mezhyhirya – Museum of Corruption in Ukraine - former residence of Ukraine’s ousted president Victor Yanukovych. 05.10.2020
• Central Election Commission of Ukraine — Resolution on official final results (in Ukrainian) See more

Although a 75 percent turnout was recorded in the first round, observers reported many irregularities, particularly in the regions where Yushchenko's support was seen to be … See more

The geographic distribution of the votes showed a clear east–west division of Ukraine, which is rooted deeply in the country's history. The western and central parts roughly correspond with the former territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth See more