100% Counted - Yanukovych 10.28% lead over Tymoshenko in first round





The first round ballot results show Viktor Yanukovych, leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, with 35.33% leading Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine, who is on 25.05%.

Yanukovych has a lead of 10.28% over Tymoshenko both will face off in a second round ballot scheduled for February 7, 2010.

In order to win the election Yulia Tymoshenko would need to pick up two out of every three alternative "secondary" votes from minor candidates supported in the first round ballot. This is a huge task and is unlikely to be achieved as a number of defeated minor candidates including Viktor Yushchenko and Anatoliy Hrytsenko have indicated that will be advocating that their supporters vote "Against All" in the second ballot. Every additional vote for  "Against All"  option is effectively a vote for Yanukovych as it will make it that much harder for Tymoshenko to breach the 10.4% gap.


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