Regime-controlled media claimed victory for Viktor Yanukovych, handpicked by the corrupt sitting president. But credible exit polls showed Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate, had won.

• 2004年11月22日，乌克兰一个因为民意票选总统被腐败政府篡改的导火线导致了整个乌克兰的一场轰轰烈烈的“橙色大革命”。