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|  | Ukrainians are going to the polls just over a year after huge crowds
turned out in the "Orange Revolution" that brought Viktor Yushchenko to
power.
The vote may be split along pro-Western and pro-Russian lines
But the popularity of Mr Yushchenko has fallen and analysts suggest his party may be beaten into second place.
Reform has been slow, the economy has slumped and the orange team has been split by a power struggle.
The elections are expected to be one of the most democratic ever held in the former Soviet republic.
Forty-five parties will be taking part and almost 2,000 international observers will be monitoring the election.
"This is the first election after the dust settled, so
to speak, after the Orange Revolution. And it is really important to
see how far the country has come in this time, looking at this election
both politically and in terms of how it is organised," said Urdur
Gunnarsdottir of the OSCE.
Coalition
The BBC's Helen Fawkes in Kiev says the election will be
the first chance for Ukrainians to deliver their verdict on the Orange
Revolution at the ballot box.
In 2004, Viktor Yanukovych was declared the winner of
the presidential vote, but allegations of widespread vote-rigging
sparked the Orange Revolution and the result was later overturned.
However, it appears Mr Yanukovych is on the verge of a comeback.
Opinion polls now predict his pro-Russian party is on course to win the most seats in parliament.
But it is expected that no party will get enough support to form a majority, so a coalition government appears likely. | |
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