Brian Mefford: Tymoshenko and Kolomoisky score wins
Ukrainian member of parliament and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to her colleagues during a parliamentary session in Kyiv on April 14.
Yuliya Tymoshenko and Ihor Kolmoyskyi appear to be the winners in the Special Parliamentary Elections held in seven districts across the country on July 17th. Tymoshenko backed candidates won victories in Kherson and Poltava, while Kolomoyskyi supported candidates won in Volyn and were leading narrowly in Ivano Frankivsk.