Viktor Yanukovych is pursuing his claim to the Ukraine presidency relentlessly, despite having his appeals rejected repeatedly by the Ukraine Supreme Court.
He is seeking to have declared void the result of the 26 December presidential election rerun, officially won by his rival, Viktor Yushchenko. He said if the Supreme Court rejects his last appeal, he will go to the European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg, France.
If he does, he will need patience. Normally, it takes the court about three years to issue a verdict.
The court was established in 1959 by the Council of Europe, the 45-nation body that seeks to foster democracy and cooperation across the continent.
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