Ukraine: Comedian Zelensky and incumbent Poroshenko set for runoff vote — exit poll
By DW
02 April 2019 |
9:31 am
Following the first round of Ukraine's presidential vote, TV comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is leading the pack far ahead of President Petro Poroshenko, exit polls show. Poroshenko said the result was a "harsh lesson."
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