Yanukovych: Presidential elections slated for May 25 unlawful, I won't run
Viktor Yanukovych says he will not recognize the presidential elections in Ukraine scheduled for May 25 and will not run in them.
"As concerns the elections on May 25. I believe they are unlawful, and I will not take part in them," Yanukovych said at a press conference in Rostov-on-Don on Friday.
He insisted that any elections in Ukraine should be held in line with the law and the constitution.
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