It's good to see that the Democracy in the country is beginning to work.

Ukraine's two presidential candidates faced off Monday in a televised debate less than a week before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the Nov. 21 runoff vote.

As they traded accusations amid a campaign filled with tension and fears of unrest, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych appeared to call for a government of national unity and tried to be more reconciliatory throughout the debate.

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The debate was marked by several sharp exchanges, including finger-pointing, but both shook hands when it ended, maintaining a controlled tone for most of the 100-minute session.


The clash between the contenders in the Dec. 26 rerun of the vote is the first since the Supreme Court annulled the Nov. 21 runoff and came amid tensions fueled by massive street protests and revelations that Yushchenko was poisoned by dioxin in September.

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This should be an extremely interesting campaign, and hopefully all of the votes will actually be counted this time (though America didn't really provide a good example in its past two elections).