Last week marked the official start of the presidential election campaign in Ukraine; 80 days remain until the Jan. 17, 2010 poll
Yanukovych still commands a lead of 10-13 pp according to the most recent public opinion polls. Tymoshenko has widened her hold on second place in recent weeks
A second round of voting pitting the top two vote-getters head-to-head is likely in February; no one candidate looks set to capture over 50% of the primary vote
Post-election stability depends on the new president finding a pliant parliament'
