Tymoshenko has not conceded, but there is a possibility that she may go into opposition. While her first reaction to the loss was to reject the outcome, she's now realizing that there is no major international support for her position.
I go back to the Motyl article in the Moscow Times, who analyzed Ukraine's election through the rubric of Samuel Huntington.
If Yanukovych wins, he will control the presidency and the Constitutional Court, but Tymoshenko will, in all likelihood, remain the prime minister. Their power struggle will likely continue — at least until parliamentary elections give one or the other an advantage in the parliament. But their incentives to cooperate over policy will also be greater than at present.Yanukovych could accept Tymoshenko as prime minister out of political necessity. However, unlike Yushchenko, Yanukovych has a party of power in the Rada that may already have enough votes to form a working coalition. He also has major economic problems that need to be addressed, which may force him to put up with Tymoshenko as prime minister for a short time. Tymoshenko would pass the needed reforms, than be dismissed.
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