Zelenskiy gets 61 pct votes in survey to clear second round of presidential polls


Devdiscourse News Desk | Kiev | Updated: 11-04-2019 14:51 IST | Created: 11-04-2019 13:47 IST
Zelenskiy gets 61 pct votes in survey to clear second round of presidential polls
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Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series, is likely to win in Ukraine's presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday.

The poll by Rating research body, the first survey for the election's second round, showed Zelenskiy on 61 per cent of votes and incumbent Petro Poroshenko on 24 per cent.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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