Ukraine names Yushchenko president-elect
Ukraine looked ahead yesterday to Viktor Yushchenko assuming power after he was declared president-elect, with the withdrawal of Kiev's troops from Iraq, economic reforms and relations with the West and Russia topping the agenda.
Yushchenko's pro-Russia electoral rival, former prime minister Viktor Yanukovich, vowed again to appeal the results of a historic December 26 rerun vote to the supreme court, though few expect the complaint to be granted.
The 50-year-old pro-Western opposition leader was officially declared the winner of the repeat election late Monday, when the central election commission released the final results of the poll.
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