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Svoboda Association leader Oleh Tiahnybok has submitted to the Central Election Commission (CEC) the documents required for his registration as a presidential candidate, the commission's press service has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Tiahnybok was nominated for president at a congress of the association.

The commission had registered seven presidential candidates as of 1800 on Tuesday. The commission is currently considering the documents of a further four candidates, including incumbent President Viktor Yuschenko and Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych.