Yanukovich wins Ukraine's 2010 presidency: Election body

Ukraine's Central Election Commission on Sunday officially declared Viktor Yanukovich winner of the 2010 presidential election.

"The Central Election Commission declares Viktor Fedorovich Yanukovich elected president of Ukraine," said commission president Volodymyr Shapoval after confirming results that showed Yanukovich had beaten prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko by 3.48 percentage points in the Feb. 7 runoff vote.

Tymoshenko on Saturday said she had proof of cheating by the Yanukovich camp in the vote and vowed to contest his victory in court.

"Whatever happens in future, he will never become the legitimately-elected president of Ukraine," she said in a televised broadcast.