It"s incredible, but this time, the presidential...

A second round is unavoidable, but Viktor Yanukovych has a 10% lead over his main opponent Yulia Tymoshenko. Viktor Yushchenko set a world record for the most "non-reelected" acting president, garnering only a little over 5% of the vote. One should know how to "bow out gracefully."

Another one of Yanukovych"s achievements in this election is that in addition to being the core candidate of the eastern Ukrainian electorate, he turned out to be the winner for the first time in Ukraine"s westernmost Transcarpathian region. Moreover, the relatively high voter turnout - 67% - showed that most Ukrainians associate themselves with their country and are not indifferent about its destiny.

Renowned political scientists and sociologists in Russia and Ukraine met via a live video link to discuss the outcome of the elections.

Most of the participants were in agreement in giving their forecasts for the subsequent development of the situation in Ukraine. The approximate scenario

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