Ukraine: despite disillusion, election confirms Orange Revolution’s achievements

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The eventual winner of Ukraine’s presidential election will now be determined in a second round run-off on February 7 between Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko. President Victor Yushchenko, the principal leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution, placed fifth as voters held him responsible for the subsequent political paralysis and economic crisis