Pro-Russia Yanukovich set to win Ukraine elections
Yanukovich, 59, a beefy ex-mechanic who wants better ties with Moscow, claimed victory and called on Tymoshenko, 49, to resign as prime minister. With almost 80% of votes counted, election officials gave Yanukovich 48.78% and Tymoshenko 45.56%. But Tymoshenko's camp offered a "parallel count" that saw her edge out her rival. Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich is heading for a slender victory today (8 February) in a bitterly contested presidential election. But rival Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede.
