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The Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 was held on October 31, November 21 and December 26, 2004. The election was the fourth presidential election to take place in Ukraine following independence from the Soviet Union. The last stages of the election were contested between the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and the incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych from the Party of Regions. The election was held in a highly charged political atmosphere, with allegations of media bias, voter intimidation and a poisoning of candidate Yushchenko with dioxin.〔 (Dead End ), Kyiv Post (October 29, 2009)〕 According to Ukraine's electoral law, a two-round system is used to elect the President in which a candidate must win a majority (50% or more) of all ballots cast. The first round of voting was held on October 31, 2004. As no candidate had 50% or more of the votes cast a run-off ballot between the two-highest polling candidates, Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych, was held on November 21. According to official Central Election Commission results announced on November 23, the run-off election was won by Viktor Yanukovych. The election results were challenged by Viktor Yushchenko and his supporters with many international observers claiming that the election was rigged.〔Anders Åslund and Michael McFaul (January 2006). ''Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough'', Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ISBN 0-87003-221-6〕〔Virtual Politics - Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World, Andrew Wilson, Yale University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-300-09545-7〕 The subsequent events led to a political crisis in Ukraine, with widespread peaceful protesters, dubbed the "Orange Revolution," calling for a re-run second round election. The Ukrainian Supreme Court annulled the official run-off results and ordered a repeat of second round ballot.〔〔 The final re-run ballot was held on December 26. Viktor Yushchenko was declared the winner with 52 percent of the vote to Yanukovych's 44 percent. International observers reported that the re-run ballot was considered overall fairer than the previous ballots.〔〔 :''For a timeline of events that followed the runoff, see Post-election developments in Ukraine, 2004.'' ==Candidates== All together 26 candidates had been nominated and participated in presidential elections.〔 (Тіні технічних кандидатів ), Ukrayinska Pravda (June 22, 2009)〕 The two main contenders in the election were the incumbent Prime Minister and government-supported candidate Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. Viktor Yanukovych, who was the Prime Minister since 2002, was supported by the outgoing President Leonid Kuchma, as well as by the Russian government and then president Vladimir Putin.〔〔 Viktor Yushchenko was portrayed as being more pro-Western and had received support of the European Union states and the United States.〔〔〔(US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev ) by Ian Traynor, The Guardian (November 26, 2004)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ukrainian presidential election, 2004」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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