The first round of the presidential elections was held on 31 March in Ukraine. The results of exit polls conducted by both TV stations and a consortium of public opinion research centres (the so-called ‘national exit poll’) indicated that the first round had been won by the comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, while the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko achieved the second-best result. The two candidates will continue the presidential race until the runoff is held in three weeks’ time. …read more
Election in Ukraine: Zelenskiy is closer to the presidency
