"I will never recognise the legitimacy of of Yanukovich's victory with such elections," the Ukrainska Pravda daily cited Ms Tymoshenko, who is currently Ukraine's prime minister, as telling a meeting of her party yesterday evening.
Ms Tymoshenko had instructed her lawyers to prepare to contest the electoral results in court, the newspaper's website reported. She also suggested holding a third round of voting, the newspaper added.
Her officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the report.
Ms Tymoshenko postponed a news conference she had been scheduled to hold yesterday until today.
Ukrainska Pravda reported that some members of Ms Tymoshenko's party disagreed with her, calling instead for her to acknowledge defeat, step down as prime minister and move into opposition.
Mr Yanukovich, who won the election by a slender 2.9 per cent margin with nearly all votes counted, has called on Ms Tymoshenko to concede defeat.
Western observers declared the elections to be broadly free and fair and in line with democratic standards
Source:irishtimes.com/
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