Yanukovych, speaking from the eastern city of Donetsk in televised comments, said "the electoral campaign has ended." He called on supporters to remove small protest camps in several cities.
A Yanukovych representative, Nestor Shufrich, has said there will still be an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over the poll.
Ukraine's parliament today voted to hold President-elect Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration on 23 January, setting the stage for the transition to a new government.
Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- who both had backed Yanukovych -- have issued congratulations to Yushchenko.
Yushchenko says he will visit Moscow on 24 January, the day after his inauguration.
(AFP/AP)
A Yanukovych representative, Nestor Shufrich, has said there will still be an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over the poll.
Ukraine's parliament today voted to hold President-elect Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration on 23 January, setting the stage for the transition to a new government.
Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- who both had backed Yanukovych -- have issued congratulations to Yushchenko.
Yushchenko says he will visit Moscow on 24 January, the day after his inauguration.
(AFP/AP)
