ODESSA, Oct 28 - The Odessa city elections commission has declared incumbent Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov the winner in the mayoral elections, even though Odessa regional administration chief Mikheil Saakashvili had suggested earlier that Trukhanov and his main rival would have to run in a second round.

The city elections commission head announced on Tuesday evening that Trukhanov had garnered nearly 139,000 votes, or 52.9% of all those who cast their ballots in the elections, so securing his victory in the first round.