Sunday, January 17, 2010

Ukraine's Presidential Election Is Heading For A Runoff



Ukraine Presidential Vote Headed To Runoff -- L.A. Times

Exit polls show former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich narrowly beating Yulia Tymoshenko but with not enough votes for an outright victory.


Reporting from Kiev, Ukraine - Viktor Yanukovich, the former mechanic ousted by popular revolt just five years ago, salvaged himself to claim top place among contenders for the Ukraine presidency Sunday, exit polls indicated.

His longtime rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, will be a close second, the survey predicted. The exit poll results, if borne out by the slow counting of ballots, mean that they will battle for the presidency in a runoff vote next month.

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More News On Ukraine's Election

Opposition leader Yanukovich wins 1st round in Ukraine vote -- Washington Post
Ukraine presidential election 'goes to second round' -- BBC
Ukraine vote heads for tense run-off: exit polls -- Yahoo News/AFP
Foe of Orange revolt tops Ukrainian vote -- Yahoo News/AP
Yanukovich fails to knock out Tymoshenko, Ukraine polls show -- The Guardian
Ukraine PM Tymoshenko faces old rival in runoff -- Reuters
Ukraine's incumbent president defeated -- UPI
Ukraine Is Headed for National Bankruptcy -- Christopher Granville, Wall Street Journal

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