2019 Ukrainian presidential election
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The 2019 Ukrainian presidential election was held on 31 March and 21 April in a two-round system.
There were a total of 39 candidates for the election on the ballot. The top two candidates were Volodymyr Zelensky, who played the role of Ukraine's president in a popular television comedy, and the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko.
Zelensky won in the second round in a landslide victory with 73.22% of the votes.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won 73% of the vote in Ukraine's election, an exit poll suggests". The Independent. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ Karmanau, Yuras. "Comedian who plays president on TV headed for landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.