Ukraine – Presidential election 2nd round

The second round of the presidential election has resulted in a narrow victory for the Party of the Regions candidate, Victor Yanukovych. The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) is reporting that 99.3% of bulletins have been processed with the following result:

Victor Yanukovych, 48.77%
Yulia Tymoshenko, 45.56%
Against all 4.37%

Earlier in the day there were reports that Tymoshenko would contest the result. However, now the report is that Yanukovych’s supporters are gathering near the site of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). Here is the link to the CEC’s website where the final result will be posted.

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