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KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has claimed victory in the re-do of the country's presidential run-off, as early results gave him a strong lead.
With more than half the votes counted, Ukraine's election commission gave Yushchenko a 16.8 percent lead over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the BBC reported. However, officials expected the figure to change before counting concluded. Exit polls predicted a 15-20 point lead for Yushchenko.
November's original vote, which gave victory to Yanukovych, was annulled by the Supreme Court after strong allegations of fraud.
Sunday's vote was observed by about 12,000 foreign monitors.
Yushchenko told reporters: "I want to say this is a victory of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian nation. We were independent for 14 years, today we became free. Today, in Ukraine, a new political year has begun. This is the beginning of a new epoch, the beginning of a new great democracy."
Tens of thousands of jubilant opposition supporters, in their distinctive orange colors, gathered to celebrate in Kiev's Independence Square Sunday night. They celebrated the anticipated victory with a concert and a fireworks display.
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