Four exit polls from Ukraine’s local elections released Monday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and center of the country, despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko.
In the south and east, voters favored the Opposition Bloc, formed from the remnants of the party of the former pro-Russia president, who was overthrown in early 2014 after months of street protests.
The Central Election Committee said it had received the tally from only 30 percent of the vote by Monday morning, reflecting the challenge of calculating the results of elections for more than 10,700 …read more
Source: Voice of America
