Yanukovich wins Ukraine election, exit poll shows- Democratic Underground

Source: Deutsche Welle

The National Exit Poll said opposition leader Yanukovich had secured 48.7 percent of the vote against Tymoshenko’s 45.5 percent. Another exit poll, by ICTV, said he won 49.8 percent of the vote against her 45.2 percent.

The results, if confirmed, would indicate a remarkable comeback for the opposition leader who was swept aside five years by the ‘Orange Revolution.’

But a close aide to Prime Minister Tymoshenko said the close results meant it was too early to say who had won the poll. “The result of the majority of exit polls are within the margin of statistical error. Conclusions about who the victor is can be made only on the basis of the real results of the Central Election Commission,” First Deputy Prime Minister and campaign chief Oleksander Turchynov told journalists.

The election commission is not due to release preliminary results until Monday morning.

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