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23 November 2004, 16:37

200,000 protesters rallied outside an emergency session of Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday

"We are fighting for democracy and we will win,"

Undeterred by the threat of a crackdown, many speakers on Independence Square urged students to seize control of universities that have been largely abandoned for several days.

"We are against the cynicism of the authorities. We are against a police state," said protester Yuri Kovalchuk, a 36-year-old former military officer said.

Washington warned of punitive measures if the Kiev leadership failed to investigate allegations of vote rigging and the European Union described the vote as "fraudulent."