Election Update: Tymoshenko Gaining On Regions

In separate polls released last week the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYT) appeared to have closed the gap with the leading Regions Party. The first poll by the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Sociology released August 14 had the Party of Regions leading with 27.8% of the vote followed closely by BYT with 26.5% and the President’s Our Ukraine party trailing at 11.1%. The Sotsiovymir Center poll held over the same period, had Regions at 26.3% BYT with 21.4% and Our Ukraine with 14.1%. Yesterday the All-Ukrainian Sociology Service released a poll with Regions at 26.4%, BYT at 20.8% and Our Ukraine with 14.9%.