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Sunday, March 31, 2019
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
Comedian rumored to be Jewish wins first round of Ukraine elections — exit polls
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleKIEV, Ukraine — Comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, exit polls show, leading incumbent Petro Poroshenko into a run-off.
Zelensky is projected with 30.4 percent of the vote, handily beating Poroshenko on 17.8%.
Ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who had been scrambling for a place in the second round, was knocked out with 14.2%, according to combined figures from three pollsters.
— AFP
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