Presidential electoral campaign ends in Ukraine
12:57, 16 January 2010
KIEV. January 16. KAZINFORM. Ukraine's presidential candidates made their final calls for support on Friday at the end of a three-month campaign; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
A total of 18 candidates are contesting Sunday's election, including incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych.
Ukraine's electoral law forbids campaigning 24 hours before election day, giving voters a quiet day to ponder their decisions.
Analysts believe that none of the candidates will be able to win an outright victory in the first round and that Yanukovych and Tymoshenko are most likely to face each other in a run-off slated for Feb. 7; Kazinform cites Xinhua.