Changing winds in ex-Soviet lands

By: The BBC, November 2, 2005 Across the former republics of the dead Soviet Union, elections have long been a regular feature of political life. But for anyone accustomed to the pre-arranged elections of former years, with their predictable victories for the president's party, the past two years have seen an unexpected development - elections have become a catalyst for political change. DD 11.01.2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4400716....

Europe