Blue &Yellow: Politics and Economics in Ukraine

According to BBC Ukraine, the national exit poll has Yanukovych (31.5%) and Tymoshenko (27.25)  in the second round of the presidential election.  The prime minister trailed in earlier survey polls [1,2], but closed the gap with the Regions leader.These results were expected, the real drama will come in the run up to the second round as each side seeks public support from the candidates who didn't make the cut.  Tigipko had a strong finish with 13.5% and Yatsenuik received 7.8%. Inevitably, they'll play a kingmaker role in the second round. Surprisingly, Yushchenko received  6% of the vote. Yanukovych and Tymoshenko, in other polls, are also the front runners, but Yanukovych has a higher percentage of the vote.