Ukraine PM to challenge vote
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
KIEV, Feb 9 (AP): Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday.
Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will "never recognize" the legitimacy of Sunday's runoff election, the respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
The reports said Tymoshenko has instructed lawyers to mount a legal challenge and plans to demand a third round of voting.
Tymoshenko has not yet issued any protest calls and on Monday she canceled two planned news conferences.
Tymoshenko told officials with her party that she will "never recognize" the legitimacy of Sunday's runoff election, the respected Ukrainskaya Pravda Web site and Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
The reports said Tymoshenko has instructed lawyers to mount a legal challenge and plans to demand a third round of voting.
Tymoshenko has not yet issued any protest calls and on Monday she canceled two planned news conferences.