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Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 17 January 2010. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych on 7 February.
On 14 February Yanukovych was declared President-elect and winner with 50% of the popular vote. According to Article 104 of Ukraine's Constitution, the President had to be sworn into office within 30 days of the official declaration of the results.[1] Parliament subsequently scheduled Yanukovych's inauguration for 25 February.[2]
On 17 February the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine suspended the results following an appeal by Tymoshenko. The court suspended the Central Election Commission's ruling that had declared Yanukovych as the winner of the election, but did not postpone or cancel his inauguration.[3][4][5] On 20 February, Tymoshenko withdrew her appeal.[6][clarification needed]
- ^ CEC official declaration of the 2010 Presidential election[permanent dead link], Central Election Commission of Ukraine
- ^ Update: Yanukovych to be sworn in, rival fights on Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Kyiv Post (14 February 2010)
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/world/europe/18ukraine.html Archived 10 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine High Court in Ukraine Weighs Appeal on Election
- ^ "Ukrainian election results suspended on appeal". Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Ukrainian election result suspended after PM's appeal". Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Ukraine Prime Minister Drops Election Challenge Archived 16 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times (20 February 2010)