World in brief : ukraine : election shows polarized nation

World in brief : ukraine : election shows polarized nation

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Final returns in Ukraine’s presidential election showed a nation polarized between the pro-Russian east, which supported former Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma, and the more nationalist west,


which supported President Leonid Kravchuk. The two will face a July runoff. Kravchuk had 38% of the vote in Sunday’s balloting, while Kuchma finished second in the seven-man race with 31%.


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