KIEV, Jan. 27 – Parliamentary Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn said Wednesday he was skeptical that Serhiy Tyhypko would ever become prime minister, no matter who wins the presidential election next month.

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych, who face each other in the runoff on February 7, sought to woo Tyhypko’s supporters by suggesting he can get the post.