Yanukovych leads Tymoshenko by 2.59%

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych leads Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by 2.59% in Ukraine's presidential polls runoff, election officials said on Monday.

Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych leads Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko by 2.59% in Ukraine's presidential polls runoff, election officials said on Monday.

Yanukovych now has 48.5% of the vote, followed by Tymoshenko with 45.91% after 97.84% of the vote has been counted.

KIEV, February 8 (RIA Novosti)