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Ukrainian Court Suspends Presidential Election Results

   VOA News 17 February 2010
   Bilboards  of  Ukraine's Prime Minister and the Presidential candidate
   Yulia  Tymoshenko  (l),  and  Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych
   during a campaign in Kyiv, Ukraine, 03 Feb 2010

Photo: AP

   Bilboards  of  Ukraine's Prime Minister and the Presidential candidate
   Yulia  Tymoshenko  (l),  and  Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych
   during a campaign in Kyiv, Ukraine, 03 Feb 2010

   A  Ukrainian  court  has  temporarily  suspended  the  results of this
   month's presidential election pending review of an appeal filed by the
   losing candidate.
   The Supreme Administrative Court released a statement Wednesday saying
   the Central Election Commission ruling that declared Viktor Yanukovych
   the winner had been put on hold.
   Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko has filed a
   lawsuit  seeking  to  overturn the results of the February 7 vote. Ms.
   Tymoshenko,  Ukraine's  current  prime minister, says the election was
   rigged.   She has refused to concede defeat.
   The  prime  minister claims vote-rigging robbed her of 1 million votes
   in  the  runoff  election.   Final  results  show her losing by nearly
   888,000 votes.
   Tuesday,  Ukraine's  parliament set February 25 for the swearing in of
   President-elect Yanukovych.
   A  majority  of  238 lawmakers in the 450-seat parliament endorsed the
   date  Tuesday.    But  factions  loyal to Ms. Tymoshenko boycotted the
   vote.


   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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