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Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine's poll' Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine's poll'
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Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won.Exit polls from Ukraine's presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won.
Mr Yanukovych is given a lead of 3-6% over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. President Viktor Yushchenko lost in the first round. Mr Yanukovych is given a lead of 3-6% over his opponent, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
If correct, it would be a remarkable comeback for Mr Yanukovych, who was swept aside five years ago by the Orange Revolution. Incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko lost in the first round.
He would be expected to make Ukraine's foreign policy more pro-Russian. If confirmed, it would be a remarkable comeback for Mr Yanukovych, who was swept aside five years ago by the peaceful "Orange Revolution".
The BBC's Richard Galpin in Kiev says the result would be an extraordinary indictment of the Orange Revolution leaders' failure to deliver on their promises, which has left people deeply disillusioned. Under him, Ukraine's foreign policy would probably be more pro-Russian.
Mud-slinging The BBC's Richard Galpin in Kiev says a Yanukovych win would be an extraordinary indictment of the pro-Western Orange Revolution leaders' failure to deliver on their promises, which has left people deeply disillusioned.
Mr Yanukovych was a presidential candidate in the last election in 2004, which was found to have been rigged in his favour, sparking the Orange Revolution. Mr Yanukovych was a presidential candidate in the last election in 2004, which was found to have been rigged in his favour, sparking the Orange Revolution protests that swept him from power.
Yulia Tymoshenko earlier said she would take supporters to the streets It is too early to declare a winner, we could not avoid extensive falsifications Olexander TurchynovTymoshenko supporter class="" href="/2/hi/europe/8452559.stm">Why the future was not Orange
He is now expected to change Ukraine's foreign policy - which has been pro-Western and anti-Moscow. He secured 48.7% of the vote against Mrs Tymoshenko's 45.5%, according to the National Exit Poll.
Mr Yanukovych had secured 48.7% of the vote, against Mrs Tymoshenko's 45.5%, according to the National Exit Poll.
Another exit poll, by ICTV, said he took 49.8%, against 45.2% for his rival.Another exit poll, by ICTV, said he took 49.8%, against 45.2% for his rival.
The election commission is not due to release preliminary results until Monday morning, but our correspondent says exit polls there are generally accurate. An ally of Mrs Tymoshenko, Deputy Prime Minister Olexander Turchynov, said it was too early to declare a winner.
Mr Yanukovych won last month's first round of voting, finishing 10% ahead of Mrs Tymoshenko. The election commission is not due to release preliminary results until Monday morning, but our correspondent in Ukraine says exit polls there are generally accurate.
She earlier threatened to take her supporters to the streets if she was defeated, saying the protests could be larger than those of the Orange Revolution. Big lead
Sunday's vote came after a bitter mud-slinging campaign where real policy issues and debate appeared to have been forgotten, says our correspondent. Mr Yanukovych won last month's first round of voting, finishing 10 percentage points ahead of Mrs Tymoshenko.
On Saturday, Mrs Tymoshenko's political bloc accused Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions of blocking her supporters from overseeing the vote in the eastern Donetsk region - the opposition's stronghold. She has threatened to take her supporters to the streets if she was defeated, saying the protests could be larger than those of the Orange Revolution.
Yulia Tymoshenko traded claims of foul play with the Yanukovych camp
Sunday's vote came after a bitter mud-slinging campaign in which real policy issues and debate appeared to have been forgotten, says our correspondent.
On Saturday, Mrs Tymoshenko's political bloc accused Mr Yanukovych's Party of Regions of blocking her supporters from overseeing the vote in the eastern Donetsk region.
Mr Yanukovych's camp hit back with allegations that some supporters of the prime minister had been tampering with ballots in an attempt to get votes from eastern Ukraine disqualified.Mr Yanukovych's camp hit back with allegations that some supporters of the prime minister had been tampering with ballots in an attempt to get votes from eastern Ukraine disqualified.