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Ukraine court hears presidential poll appeal

19 February 2010 18:18 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Kievâ€™s highest court is considering an appeal against the result of Ukraineâ€™s presidential poll, APA reports quoting Euronews.
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is challenging president-elect Viktor Yanukovichâ€™s victory by a narrow margin of three and a half percentage points. Her supporters claim to have gathered evidence of fraud at numerous polling sations.
â€œI do not want the future of my country to be built on falsifications, lies, and deception which took place in the second round of Ukraineâ€™s presidential election,â€ said Tymoshenko.
Yanukovich, whose 2004 election victory was annulled during the Orange Revolution, is denying any wrongdoing in the Feburay 7 run-off vote.
Few commentators expect Tymoshenko to win. Most analysts believe the Higher Administrative Court will throw out the appeal in time for Yanukovichâ€™s inauguration, scheduled for next Thursday.