Ukraine opposition protests alleged election fraud

KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine’s opposition parties are protesting alleged election fraud in last month’s parliamentary election.
Western observers have denounced Sunday’s election as unfair. They said the imprisonment of President Viktor Yanukovych’s arch-foe, Yulia Tymoshenko, and non-transparent vote tallying were a step back from democracy.
Three pro-Western opposition parties made a strong showing in the part of the vote where electorate chooses parties, but they accuse the authorities or rigging the results in a number of individual races.
On Monday, more than a week after the vote, election officials were still trying to finalize election results. Opposition activists were gathering in front of the Central Election Commission building in Kiev to rally against the alleged fraud.