By ALEKSANDAR VASOVIC, Associated Press Writer
KIEV, Ukraine - Representatives of losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday it may be days before they file a new appeal of the election results, a delay that would prolong the tensions that have plagued Ukraine for months.
Western-leaning reformer Viktor Yushchenko on Monday was declared winner of the Dec. 26 voting, but cannot be inaugurated without Supreme Court approval of the results. Yanukovych has refused to concede, alleging that the vote was marred.
Yanukovych campaign manager Taras Chornovyl said law gives the camp until Tuesday to file its appeal with the Supreme Court. He said the appeal will consist of more than 600 volumes of documents and some 240 videotapes.
"We will file the complaint within a few days," he told reporters, though he said the filing could come as early as Thursday.
The high court and the Central Elections Commission already have rejected an array of appeals by Yanukovych's campaign.
Yanukovych's allies had warned earlier that his backers could pour into Kiev to stage massive protests and announced a possible complaint to an unspecified European court.
On Wednesday, hundreds of Yanukovych supporters rallied in his hometown of Donetsk. The crowd, clad Yanukovych's blue-and-white campaign colors, chanted anti-Yushchenko slogans. A dog carrying a blue and white flag in his mouth took part in the protest in the city's main square, named after Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin.
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