Ukraine vote count shows win for Yanukovych, recount demanded | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Viktor Yanukovych narrowly won Ukraine’s presidential election with 48.95% of the vote, according to preliminary results announced on Wednesday after election authorities finished counting ballots.
Supporters of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko demanded a recount, saying they had evidence of violations at hundreds of polling stations.
With 100% of ballots counted from Sunday’s presidential runoff, a Central Election Commission official said Tymoshenko had received 45.47% of the vote, 3.48 points behind Yanukovych.”