KIEV (DAILY PLANET) – Street demonstrations continued in the Ukraine today as Ukrainians demonstrated in the street to express their outrage over the hotly disputed election in their state.
At issue was whether Viktor Yushchenko or Viktor Yanukovych was elected president of the Ukraine last week.
Numerous Ukrainians charged voter fraud and ballot manipulation at the polls. A consensus among the demonstrators, however, suggested that the largest factor producing election confusion was the similarity of the two candidates’ names.
"It’s just too confusing!" said demonstrator Viktor Yushkovych. "I meant to vote for Viktor Yushchenko, but I ended up voting for Viktor Yanukovych!"
"He’s right!" said fellow demonstrator Viktor Yanuchenko. "I wanted to Viktor Yanukovych to be victor, but I voted for Viktor Yushchenko. We’ve got to have candidates with less similar names!"
The Ukraine situation has made a striking impact on the world of the arts.
Mediums all over the world reported that the ghost of Oscar Wilde is now working on a new play based on the disputed election: The Importance Of Being Viktor.
Meanwhile, Julie Andrews is planning a remake of her 1982 film Victor/Victoria. Originally set in turn of the century Paris about a woman pretending to be a female impersonator, the new film Viktor/Viktor will now be set in present day Kiev and will tell the story of a woman pretending to be two identically-named politicians from different parties.
Before Julie Andrews commits her performance to film, she will first stage her Viktor/Viktor production as a stage play. This play will be performed at the Old Vic.