Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience, has taken a strong lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential race after securing almost twice the vote share of his main contender, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, early results show.
The election commission website said Zelensky, 41, had won 30.2 percent of the vote, while Poroshenko, 53, garnered 16.7, with over half of all ballots counted. Ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was knocked out with 13.08 percent of the vote, according to the partial results.
Source: Al Bawaba
