The poll was conducted by the Democratic Initiatives, International Institute of Sociology and Razumkov Center, and its results were similar to a poll conducted by the R&B company and the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion.
Another poll, by the Ukrainian Sociological Service, gave the Party of the Regions 27.5 percent, and showed Tymoshenko's bloc garnering 21.6 percent. Our Ukraine was given 15.6 percent.
Yaroslav Davydovych, head of the Central Election Commission, said that complete preliminary results wouldn't be ready until today.
Yushchenko, who retains the right to set the nation's foreign policy and appoint the foreign and defense ministers, pledged that the nation would continue on its Westward path. Yanukovych has called for closer ties with Moscow and an end to Ukraine's bid to join NATO, but he supports EU membership.
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