Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and...

Yanukovych enjoys support of mainly Russian-speaking eastern regions. He won the first round of Ukraine"s presidential elections on January 17 with 35% of vote against 25% by Tymoshenko.

However, a 10-point lead in the previous round does not guarantee a clear victory for Yanukovych because those Ukrainians who "spread" their vote among other candidates could now opt for Tymoshenko as the only "democratic" candidate.

Tymoshenko believes that she could gain support of those who voted for former central banker Serhiy Tyhypko, who came third in the first round, ex-parliamentary speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk and incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko because they all share "similar ideology."

In an attempt to attract "free votes," she has offered Tyhypko the prime minister"s post, but he did not openly accept the offer and said he was ready to be prime minister if either of the two candidates wins a runoff.

Meanwhile, the officials from the Yanukovych election

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