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Close election results in Ukraine

Election officials in Ukraine say they’ve now counted 93 percent of the votes cast in Sunday’s presidential election and that the opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is still in the lead. However, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to admit defeat.

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Election officials in Ukraine say they’ve now counted 93 per cent of the votes cast in Sunday’s presidential election and that the opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is still in the lead. However, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, refuses to admit defeat. She has appealed to her election team around the country to fight for every vote.