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After almost all the results were counted, a Central Election Commission official told Reuters Yanukovych will remain the winner and his lead would only increase. Ukraine's opposition leader Victor Yanukovych claimed a slender win in a presidential election onFeb. 8that could tilt the former Soviet republic back toward Moscow, but bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede.

Tymoshenko denied Yanukovych victory in a 2004 rigged election through mass protests that she led. She has threatened to challenge the result in court or bring her supporters out on the street again if there is any evidence of fraud.

After almost all the results were counted, a Central Election Commission official told Reuters Yanukovych will remain the winner and his lead would only increase.

The following are the latest results issued by the Central Election Commission.



Yanukovych 48.66 12.256 million

Tymoshenko 45.75 11.522 million

Against both candidates 4.38 1.103 million



Pct of the vote counted 98.84

Turnout 69.14 25.182 million