Opposition wins rerun of disputed Ukrainian election

SUPPORTERS of the Ukrainian opposition were celebrating in the streets of Kiev last night after the supreme court handed them victory in the bitter battle for the nation’s presidency.

The court invalidated the disputed official results of the tainted presidential runoff election and ruled that a repeat vote must be held by December 26.

It was a massive victory for opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and his hundreds of thousands of supporters gathered in the freezing the capital.