Before revision: After two terms of presidency (1994–1999) and the Cassette Scandal of 2000 that ruined his imageirreparably , Kuchma decided not to run for a third term in the 2004 elections and instead supported Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in the presidential race against Viktor Yushchenko of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.
After revision: After two terms of presidency (1994–1999) and the Cassette Scandal of 2000 that significantly damaged his image , Kuchma decided not to run for a third term in the 2004 elections and instead supported Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in the presidential race against Viktor Yushchenko of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc.