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Ukraine, on edge, prepares to vote after bloodshed

Candidates in Ukraine's presidential election stayed out of the public eye on Saturday, observing a ban on campaigning on the eve of a vote that Kiev hopes can help end a bitter confrontation with Russia.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/24/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA4M05420140524

Please pray for Ukraine, to be able to have a fair chance to vote tomorrow May 25th, for a new President for Ukraine. Many innocent people have died, I'm praying there will be no bloodshed tomorrow, and that militants don't prevent,
or disrupt the vote.

Lord have mercy on these people, who have fought for freedom, especially freedom to worship God, may they continue, to have that right, for all people of Ukraine. Lord send your Angels to guard those who want to vote tomorrow, so that no one loses their life over doing so. Let the vote be fair, may no one corrupt it and may justice prevail, and peace return to this country. In Jesus name I pray! Amen!

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Ukrainians vote in presidential elections

Ukrainians are going to the polls to vote in a new president after months of unrest following the ousting of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Eighteen candidates are competing in the contest, which is widely seen as a crucial moment to unite the country. But pro-Russian separatists in the east who oppose the election have threatened to disrupt the voting process.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27559537

Updated: Sun, 25 May 2014 11:18:16 GMT | By The Associated Press, cbc.ca

Ukraine election: long lines in Kyiv as voters blocked in volatile east

Long lines snaked around polling stations in Kyiv for Ukraine's crucial presidential election Sunday in stark contrast to the country's troubled east, where heavily armed pro-Russia rebels intimidated voters by smashing ballot boxes and blocking voting centres.

Sunday's ballot is taking place despite weeks of fighting in the sprawling eastern regions that form Ukraine's industrial heartland, where pro-Russia insurgents have seized government buildings, battled government troops and vowed to disrupt the ballot.

The election, which authorities in Kiev hoped would unify the divided nation, came three months after the country's pro-Russia leader fled, chased from power by months of protests over corruption and his decision to reject a pact with the European Union and forge closer ties with Moscow.

Yet the question of who was able to vote Sunday loomed large over the democratic process. Some 35.5 million Ukrainians were eligible to vote, but separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk regions — which have 5.1 million voters — have vowed to stop the vote.

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