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However, that "initiative" is widely perceived as being staged by the oligarchs from Kuchma's inner circle in order to preserve their influence and prevent popular Viktor Yushchenko from winning the next presidential election. The legal grounds and circumstances of the referendum have been hardly questioned by the Ukrainian opposition. Business oligarch is a synonym of business magnate. The inclusion of the word oligarch describes the significant influence such wealthy people may have on the life of a state. ... Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko (Ukrainian:  ) (born February 23, 1954) is the current President of Ukraine. ...

Formally, four questions were asked in the referendum:

• On conditions for dissolution of the parliament
• On immunity of a deputy
• On decrease of the number of parliament deputies
• On introduction of two-chamber parliament

The majority of citizens answered "Yes" to all four questions.

• Questions of the referendum (in Ukrainian)
• Results of the referendum (in Ukrainian)

See also

• Ukraine without Kuchma - a protest campaign partially provoked by the unpopular referendum

Ukrayina bez Kuchmy! or UBK (Ukrainian: Україна без Кучми!—Ukraine without Kuchma!) was a mass protest campaign that took place in Ukraine in 2000–2001. ...

External links

• (Ukrainian) 2000 Referendum - Official website by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine
• (English) Constitutional Referendum in Ukraine (2000) - Opinion adopted by the Venice Commission

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