Ukraine Election Update

Posted on 07/02 by bruceholl

BBC: "Exit polls from Ukraine indicate that the pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won the country's presidential election. They say Mr Yanukovych has a lead of several percentage points over opponent Yulia Tymoshenko, the Prime Minister. He challenged Mrs Tymoshenko to quit, but she refused to concede." The Kyiv post reports that "A close ally of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said she had inched ahead of her rival, Victor Yanukovych, in Sunday's presidential election, according to a count made by her officials in polling stations."

Эхо Москвы: "По данным после обработки 14,90% протоколов на выборах президента Украины разрыв между лидером Партии регионов Виктором Януковичем и премьер-министром Юлией Тимошенко составляет менее 10%".