Now I thought this would be an interesting thread to open.. it shows the challenges some former Soviet bloc nations are facing. Ukraine had to do a re-run of an election because the previous count was marred with fraud. There were two major candidates... Viktor Yanukovich and Yushchenko... Yanukovich represented the Kuchma regime and the old order of corruption, and Yuschenko represents the open market, closer ties to the west and more prosperity. Yushchenko won with 52% of the vote, while Yanukovich won 44%. This appears to be a great day for an emerging democracy!