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| Supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich celebrate his victory in a presidential run-off vote during a rally in front of Ukraine's central electoral commission in Kiev, February 8, 2010. Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed a slender victory in a presidential poll on Monday that could tilt the ex-Soviet state back towards Moscow, but bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko had yet to concede defeat. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
Backgrounder: Contenders in Ukraine's presidential run-off
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Yanukovich leads in Ukrainian presidential runoff: exit polls
KIEV, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich beat incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by a narrow margin in the country's presidential runoff on Sunday, according to exit poll results.
An exit poll conducted by the Inter TV showed that Yanukovich won 49.6 percent while his female challenger secured 44. 5 percent. Most of the others voted for the " Against all" category. Yanukovich also led in several other exit polls, though invariably by small margin as little as three percent. Full story
