Ukraine probes ballot count delay

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Source: BBC

Ukraine's President, Viktor Yushchenko, has demanded an urgent investigation into the delays in the vote counting of Sunday's early parliamentary election.

This came after partial results from eastern and southern Ukraine gave the Russia-leaning party of Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych a narrow lead.

However, the combined total of Mr Yushchenko and the opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko, is larger.

These pro-Western parties have said they plan to form a coalition.

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