jhungary
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lol, again, call it whatever you will, I am not going to circle back and write the same thing 3 (or 4 ) times, over and over again.I edited my previous reply to include your answer. You can refer to it for more details.
To summarize:
* If two candidates agree to run in the second round, then the Ukrainian election law does not require the winner to receive over 50% of votes. Simple majority, including less than 50% will be enough.
* If only one candidate accepts to run in the second round, then the Ukrainian election law demands that this one candidate receive over 50% of votes to be elected.
This is the actual rule. I can see where the confusion stems from, but if you read the paragraph carefully, this is what it says Ukrainian law stipulates for.
So yes, Yanukovych's win was legit.
Also, even if that is the case, you still can't oppose the fact that he left his post BEFORE Maidan (Again, seeing the first thing the angry mob did was to surround the Presidential Palace, the fact that he is still alive and well in Russia instead of being skinned alive suggest that he left before Maidan happen), so whatever point you made is moot either way....