Ukraine president-elect Yanukovych to be sworn in Feb. 25 - parliament
15:31, 16 February 2010
KIEV. February 16. KAZINFORM Ukraine's president-elect Viktor Yanukovych will be sworn in to office February 25, the Supreme Rada decided on Tuesday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
total of 238 members of Ukraine's parliament supported the date, with 226 necessary.
Ukraine's Central Election Commission officially declared opposition leader Yanukovych the winner of the presidential election. At the February 7 runoff, he garnered 48.95% of the votes, and his rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko 45.47%, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru