Viktor Yanukovych"s narrow victory over...
creditors to hold back rescue packages.Yanukovych has already made clear that he will not retain Tymoshenko as prime minister and promised to name his candidate as soon as election smoke clears.
Tymoshenko is likely to fight to the end for her current job. She and Yanukovych have the two biggest factions in parliament, but neither has enough votes to control key nominations and both have to rely heavily on allies from smaller parties.
Karasyov said Tymoshenko"s likely tactic will be pressurizing Yanukovych with threats of challenging the results of presidential polls in exchange for keeping her job. Tymoshenko"s support increased 20 percentage points between the first round and the runoff, giving her a strong bargaining hand.
"With the narrow margin of Yanukovych"s win, strong powers enjoyed by the prime minister and impressive personal results she maintains her position of one of the powerhouses of Ukrainian politics, the head of a political
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