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West seeks clarity in Ukraine to boost economy

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine needs to appoint a president quickly and avoid a legal battle over its election to convince the West it can forge coherent policies to pull it out of economic crisis and end years of infighting.

Western leaders, who see only minor differences in the policies of election rivals Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovich, hoped a clear-cut result would improve the chances of the next president having a strong mandate.

Incomplete results from Sunday's presidential election put opposition leader Yanukovich on course to win but Tymoshenko, the prime minister, has indicated she may contest the result. Click here for more.