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Defend America on Sunday, February 14, 2010 12:10:24 AM
Tymoshenko calls Ukraine vote rigged
By SIMON SHUSTER and YURAS KARMANAU
Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko _ apparently defeated by a
narrow margin in last week's presidential vote _ ended six days of
silence Saturday by saying the election had been rigged and she would
challenge the result in court.
Her statement seemed to confirm
analyst expectations that she is digging in for a political standoff
with her rival, Viktor Yanukovych, that could delay the transfer of
power.
Preliminary results from the Feb. 7 ballot gave opposition
leader Yanukovych a lead of just 3.5 percentage points. International
observers called the election free and fair, but no winner has been
officially declared, and Tymoshenko has refused to concede defeat.
She
said Saturday she had evidence of fraud and would fight the result, for
which the final count is to be announced on Wednesday.
http://townhall.com/news/world/2010/02/13/tymoshenko_calls_ukraine_vote_rigged?page=full&comments=true