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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich on Monday pressed rival Yulia Tymoshenko to concede defeat after his slender victory in a presidential election that could tilt the ex-Soviet state back towards Moscow. With just over 97 percent of votes counted, official election figures gave Yanukovich a margin of 2.41 percentage points over Premier Tymoshenko

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