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Ukraine’s opposition leader Victor Yanukovych will most likely defeat Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the runoff vote to become the country’s next president, the latest opinion poll suggested Dec. 29. Ukrainians will go to polling stations on Jan. 17, 2010 to pick the next president, but the runoff between the two most popular candidates will probably be required on Feb. 7. Read the story here.