The protests were prompted by reports from several domestic and foreign election Choosing monitors as well as the widespread public perception that the results of the run-off vote of 21 November 2004 between leading candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych were rigged by the authorities in favour of the latter .

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As part of its 2005 disengagement plan , Israel retained Preserving exclusive control over Gaza 's airspace and territorial waters , continued to patrol Patrolling and monitor the external land perimeter of the Gaza Strip , with the exception of its southernmost border ( where Egypt retained Preserving control of the border and border crossings were supervised Scrutiny by European monitors ) and continued to monitor and blockade Besieging Gaza 's coastline .