Yushchenko

The same man. In the same year.

The poll was called in favour of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, but opposition supporters have been protesting since Monday after allegations of election abuses.

The fire has been stoked even more by rumours Mr Yushchenko was poisoned. In September, he was admitted to a private hospital in Austria, complaining of stomach pains. His face is now covered in lesions and has lost all colour - a marked difference from the good-looking politician who was campaigning earlier in the year. - BBC.