EU faults conduct of Ukraine election
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The European Union regrets that elections in Ukraine failed to meet international standards, and wants authorities in Kiev to take action before the second round of polls this month, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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Freedom House has accused Ukrainian authorities in Sundayâs president elections of massive fraud, saying the elections were neither fair nor honest.
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Ukraine's parliament declared invalid the disputed presidential election, a non-binding move demonstrating the country's rising dissatisfaction with the outcome.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 7 -- Russia's relations with international bodies that monitor democratic norms and human rights soured further Thursday when Europe's leading election watchdog organization confirmed that it would not monitor the upcoming presidential vote, citing "severe restrictions" on its planned...
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Ukraineâs parliament today failed to approve changes to electoral laws that the opposition wanted to prevent official fraud in a rerun of a presidential election later this month.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  said on Thursday he regretted the way Europe's main election  watchdog had behaved in a dispute over monitoring a March 2  presidential vote.
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KIEV - Ukraine&#39;s parliament failed Saturday to pass a set of reforms designed to prevent fraud in the next round of presidential balloting.
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EU leaders on Friday urged Ukraine to use upcoming elections to end months of infighting and to quickly form a stable government capable of pushing ahead with reforms, as Kiev reiterated its hopes for EU membership.
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European election observers have denounced last weekend&#39;s national elections in Ukraine as a democratic step backwards, Voice of America reported Tuesday.
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Europe&#39;s top election watchdog criticized Uzbekistan&#39;s parliamentary election, in which opposition groups were barred from running, saying Monday it fell significantly short of democratic standards.
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With European Union envoys in Kyiv to help Ukraine sort out its disputed presidential poll, supporters of both opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko and the purported winner of the election, Prime Minister ...
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Russia said on Friday the Council of  Europe would send observers to monitor a March presidential  election that Europe's main vote watchdog has already declined  to attend, accusing Moscow of unreasonable restrictions.
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EU leaders, meeting in Brussels on today, criticized Ukraine for its recent presidential election and urged the government to ensure that the 21 November runoff is free and fair.
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Ukraine&#39;s government ignored reports of widespread electoral fraud and certified Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday as winner of the presidency while his pro-Western
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The United States rejected the results of Ukraine&#39;s presidential election, marred by allegations of fraud, while warning of unspecified &quot;consequences&quot; if Kiev does act.
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BUDAPEST, Feb 12 (IPS) - A constant dispute between the liberal President  and the 'pro-Russian' Prime Minister over foreign  policy has not prevented the European Union (EU) from upgrading  its partnership with Ukraine. But nobody dares to mention  membership just yet.
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MOSCOW. Dec. 23 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the United States and the European Union of employing "double standards" in disputing the results of last month's Ukrainian presidential elections.