Yanukovych's lead over Tymoshenko nears 3.5%

With 99.91% of the vote counted, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has a 3.47% lead over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's presidential polls runoff, the country's election authority said on Tuesday.

With 99.91% of the vote counted, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has a 3.47% lead over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's presidential polls runoff, the country's election authority said on Tuesday.

Yanukovych now has 48.95% of the vote, followed by Tymoshenko with 45.48%.

A simple majority is needed in the presidential runoff election.

KIEV, February 9 (RIA Novosti)