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Kravchuk boost

Two key allies of President Leonid Kravchuk defeated Communist opponents yesterday to win seats in Ukraine's first post-Soviet parliamentary election, preliminary results showed, Reuter reports from Kiev. Local election officials said Acting Prime Minister Yefim Zvyagilsky and Deputy Prime Minister Valentyn Landyk won seats in run-off voting in the eastern industrial city of Donetsk.

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