Ukraine`s Tymoshenko Blasts Exclusion From Poll

[Admin]

Tymoshenko vowed on Saturday to challenge in the courts a ruling barring her bloc from an election next month.

Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, fiery advocate of Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" now in opposition, vowed on Saturday to challenge in the courts a ruling barring her bloc from an election next month.
Tymoshenko was President Viktor Yushchenko's first prime minister after the 2004 mass "orange" protests that swept him to office, but was fired within eight months. The two have pledged to work together for the Sept. 30 election to parliament.

The Central Election Commission, meeting past midnight, refused to register Tymoshenko's bloc for the poll on grounds that it had failed to give full addresses of all its candidates.

Tymoshenko pledged to challenge the ruling in the courts and ask the European Union and other bodies to denounce it. She said the Commission had been under pressure from Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, the "orange" camp's arch rival.

"It is clear what is happening here -- this is simply a decision by puppets carrying out an order from Yanukovich...," she told reporters in comments broadcast on television. "This is not even medieval, this is just a political con game."

Tymoshenko, sporting her trademark peasant braid, said her party had followed instructions that had applied in a previous election. Election officials said they would further consider the bid to register her bloc, which is a grouping of smaller parties.

The new election aims to end months of confrontation pitting the president against the prime minister, who was defeated in a rerun of the rigged 2004 election but returned to office after his party took first place in a parliamentary poll last year.

Most observers say last year's election was the cleanest in Ukraine's post-Soviet history, with previous polls subject to allegations of cheating from all sides.

Yushchenko dissolved parliament and called the September election after accusing Yanukovich of illegally enticing deputies to expand his majority in the assembly.

Opinion polls show parliament's composition is unlikely to change. Yanukovich's Regions Party, allied with the Communists, leads with more than 30 percent support. The president's Our Ukraine party and the Tymoshenko bloc each have about 15 percent.

Representatives of Yanukovich's party denied the commission, representing all major parties, had shown any bias.

Source: javno.org

[Packman]

Excluding a major candidate doesn't seem like a very democratic move, regardless of what you think of Tymosheko.  I hope this is appealed or reconsidered.

[Tim]

With her criminal past she shouldn't be allowed even to vote not to speak of being a politician, should she?

[BrianPBG]

If a corrupt criminal pass is any reason for barring them from the election, then Yanukovych, Moroz and the criminals in PR should be banned as well.   

[Packman]

With her criminal past she shouldn't be allowed even to vote not to speak of being a politician, should she?

Not trying to be funny here Tim, but what exactly was she found guilty of?

[BrianPBG]

Apparently her old energy company (Unified Energy Systems) bribed ex prime min Pavlo Lazarenko, she denies it, but the US government says it has receipts for certain transactions totaling $80 million that were sent to offshore accounts of Lazarenko.  Nothing that really compares to Yanukovych.

[Packman]

Ok, but she wasn't found guilty. 

What did Yanukovich allegedly do?

[Ivans]

With her criminal past she shouldn't be allowed even to vote not to speak of being a politician, should she?

Tim, get a life!

What about Yanukovich & Co?

[Tim]

With her criminal past she shouldn't be allowed even to vote not to speak of being a politician, should she?

Tim, get a life!

What about Yanukovich & Co?

Thanks, that's exactly my point! 2 of 3 major politicians in Ukraine have criminal past and the third one has brains seriously damaged by toxins. Encouraging choice, isn't it?

[Packman]

Some Ukrainian friends told me today that Yanukovitch was in jail for rape.  OMG, is this true or did they have an ax to grind?

[Ivans]

Some Ukrainian friends told me today that Yanukovitch was in jail for rape.  OMG, is this true or did they have an ax to grind?

I have heard a rape rumor too.

Twice, in 1968 and 1970, Yanukovych was convicted and imprisoned for robbery and bodily injury. During the 2004 presidential election, he announced his acquittal in 1978. However, a lack of documentation raised suspicions of forgery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanukovich

[Packman]

Forgery in Ukraine...you gotta be kiddin' me!

[Ivans]

Forgery in Ukraine...you gotta be kiddin' me!

Ha ha ha! Packman! YMMD!

[Admin]

Timoshenko's group of parties is back to the game after the court decision. Their papers were OK. She scored few points already...

[Claus]

Score or no score - but fair enough that the block is back for elections..
The idea to exclude the representation of some 15-20% of the elctorate for formalistic reasons, is simply disgusting.

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