Yanukovych had submitted 27 volumes of complaints to the commission, claiming at least 4.8 million people -- mainly disabled and sick -- were deprived of their right to vote by election reforms introduced after the first runoff.

"Evidence submitted in the claim does not prove mass violations" and could not "influence or affect the results of the vote," said Marina Stavniychuk, a Central Election Commission reading from the preliminary decision.

The commission must still poll all members to make a final ruling, though it is unlikely that the final decision will differ from the preliminary ruling.

The final preliminary results by the commission showed Yushchenko beating Yanukovych by some 2.3 million votes, but the results cannot be deemed final until all appeals are exhausted.

Yanukovych's campaign manager, Taras Chornovyl, said they would now fight the decision before Ukraine's highest court, but he was pessimistic.

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