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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat on Sunday in a presidential election, saying it was too early to say who won based on exit polls that gave rival Victor Yanukovych victory.

"It is too early to draw conclusions," Tymoshenko told a news conference. Two exit polls gave roughly the same margin of victory to Yanukovich of some 4-5 percent.