Ukraine is on the verge of further political turmoil as Sunday's snap parliamentary elections ended in tight results between the country's two main rivals, pro-western candidate Yulia Tymoshenko and Moscow-friendly Viktor Yanukovych.
With 94.01 percent of votes counted, outgoing prime minister Viktor Yanukovych's Party of the Regions has the lead with 34.2 percent of the votes.
The West-oriented Yulia Tymoshenko and president Viktor Yushchenko - former allies during the 2004 Ora...
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