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Vitali Klitschko said on Sunday that his main priority right now is to ensure that Ukraine has a \"functioning government\" after Yanukovich fled Kiev after last week's deal that limited his powers.
Though speculation is mounting over whether Klitschko has a clear path to the presidency, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko may prove a tough opponent if she, too, decides to run in May.
Tymoshenko, who served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010 before losing the presidential election to Yanukovich, was freed from prison on Saturday after serving three years for corruption charges.
When she appeared in Kiev after her release, Tymoshenko said she did not want to resume her position as prime minister, which would allow her to make a bid for president in the May elections.
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