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Parliament overrides veto of law declaring moratorium on farmland sales

14:00

19.01.2010

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has at the second attempt overridden a presidential veto of a law declaring a moratorium on farmland sales until January 1, 2012.

Yanukovych leads Tymoshenko by 10.3% margin with 99.9% of ballots counted

12:05

19.01.2010

With 99.9% of the votes from district election commissions counted, Viktor Yanukovych won 35.34% of the vote in the Ukrainian presidential election, while Yulia Tymoshenko won 25.04%.

MPs refuse to put on agenda bill amending law on presidential election

11:20

19.01.2010

Ukrainian MPs have refused to put on the agenda a bill amending the law on the election of the Ukrainian president.

Parliament dismisses Central Election Commission member Pysarenko

11:15

19.01.2010

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has dismissed Central Election Commission (CEC) member Anatoliy Pysarenko.

MPs not to study tape recording of alleged talk between Tymoshenko, Saakashvili on activities of Georgian observers in Ukraine election

11:10

19.01.2010

MPs have rejected a Regions Party initiative to study a tape recording of an alleged conversation between incumbent Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on the activities of Georgian observers in the presidential election in Ukraine.

Government source: At least three people died in Luhansk hospital explosion

11:45

18.01.2010

According to preliminary reports, the death toll from an explosion at Luhansk City Hospital No. 7 has currently reached three people, and a further two people who were in the hospital may have died as well, a source in the Ukrainian government has told Interfax-Ukraine.

CEC's official returns with 85.61% of ballots counted: Yanukovych 35.47%, Tymoshenko 24.88%

11:45

18.01.2010

With 85.61% of the ballots counted at the polls, Viktor Yanukovych has received 35.47% of the vote, Yulia Tymoshenko 24.88%, and Sergiy Tigipko 13.05%.

CEC's official returns with 75% of ballots counted: Yanukovych has 35.96%, Tymoshenko 24.68%

10:02

18.01.2010

With 75% of ballots counted at the polls, Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych has received 35.96% of votes, incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 24.68%, and Sergiy Tigipko 13.00%.

CEC's official returns with 60.14% of ballots counted: Yanukovych has 36.38%, Tymoshenko 24.41%

07:50

18.01.2010

With 60.14% of ballots counted at the polls, Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych has received 36.38% of votes in the first round of the presidential election in Ukraine and incumbent Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 24.41%.

Yanukovych pledges Tymoshenko will have "worthy" place in politics after election

07:07

18.01.2010

Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych says he is certain that if he is elected president, there will be a worthy place in Ukrainian political life for Yulia Tymoshenko.

Yanukovych pledges Tymoshenko will have "worthy" place in politics after election

07:06

18.01.2010

Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych says he is certain that if he is elected president, there will be a worthy place in Ukrainian political life for Yulia Tymoshenko.

CEC's official returns with over 50% of ballots counted: Yanukovych has 36.86%, Tymoshenko 24.31%

00:01

18.01.2010

With 50.37% of ballots counted at the polls, Viktor Yanukovych has received 36.86% of votes and Yulia Tymoshenko 24.31%.

Yanukovych: no more "orange revolutions"

23:57

17.01.2010

Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych says he is certain that Ukraine will not have another "Orange Revolution."

Yanukovych and Tymoshenko reach runoff – exit poll results

20:39

17.01.2010

Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko have reached a February 7 runoff of the presidential election, say the results of the exit polls conducted on Sunday. The two frontrunners are followed by Sergiy Tigipko.

NATIONAL EXIT POLL:

20:37

17.01.2010

YANUKOVYCH – 31.5%, TYMOSHENKO – 27.2%, TIGIPKO – 13.5%, YATSENIUK –7.8%, YUSCHENKO – 6.0%...