The first exit poll in Ukraine's presidential election showed comedian Volo...
Ukrainian comic actor and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife Olena react as they visit a campaign headquarters following a presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
KIEV - The first exit poll in Ukraine’s presidential election showed comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy winning the first round with 30.4 percent of the vote, and incumbent President Petro Poroshenko coming in second place with 17.8 percent.If no candidate receives more than half the votes, the election goes to a run-off on April 21.
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