World IN BRIEF : UKRAINE : Election Shows Polarized Nation
From Times Staff and Wire Services
Final returns in Ukraine’s presidential election showed a nation polarized between the pro-Russian east, which supported former Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma, and the more nationalist west, which supported President Leonid Kravchuk. The two will face a July runoff. Kravchuk had 38% of the vote in Sunday’s balloting, while Kuchma finished second in the seven-man race with 31%.
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