By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated Press Writer
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko kicked off campaigning for the Dec. 26 presidential election rerun Sunday with a call for quick passage of anti-fraud legislation. Supporters signed up by the thousands to monitor balloting and ensure a fair vote. _
"We are witnessing a struggle between forces of good and forces of evil," Yushchenko told throngs of chanting supporters gathered at Kiev's main square and waving his campaign's orange flags.
"The entire world is applauding our victory. The entire world is proud of Ukraine."
While thousands of pro-Yushchenko demonstrators marked two weeks of a round-the-clock vigil in downtown Kiev, supporters of his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, were largely out of sight in eastern regions near Russia — Yanukovych's stronghold.
The Moscow-backed Yanukovych has not been seen in public since Friday's Supreme Court ruling canceling his Nov. 21 runoff victory over Yushchenko because of fraud. On Sunday, campaign representatives did not answer repeated phone calls.
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I find that "We are witnessing a struggle between forces of good and forces of evil" statement to be a bit extreme. I support Yushchenko (for whatever that's worth,) but if he should win, this is one country that will need someone to reunify it. Such statements don't offer that kind of hope.