2.33% of Ukraine uncounted votes may make all the difference for frontrunners Yanukovych and Yushchenko
(Photos filed by Petro Matiaszek on November 4, 2004)
Leading Opposition Presidential Candidate Victor Yushchenko declares victory for democratic forces at 2 am election night (Photo dated November 1, 2004).
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The two frontrunners in the 2004 presidential election are in a statistical dead heat with an insignificant difference in tallies as the ballot count reaches 97.67% of the total - 39.88% for Viktor Yanukovych and 39.22% for opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The nearly even split between the two can widen only marginally as the Central Elections Commission adds up the last 2.33%, but the final count may be significant enough to claim a political victory in the first round.
Since neither candidate received the requisite 50%+1 votes, a second round has been scheduled to take place on November 21, 2004.
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