Thursday, July 18, 2019

Ukraine's President Party May Take Half Of The Votes In Parliament Elections This Sunday

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a news conference after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

Reuters: Ukraine's president party builds support days before vote: polls

KIEV (Reuters) - The party of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended its lead over other groups, according to polls published three days before parliamentary elections.

Zelenskiy, a TV comedian with no previous political experience, took the presidency in April on a platform of promising to crack down on corruption and lift living standards.

He is now hoping his Servant of the People party - named after the TV series in which he played a fictional, honest graft-fighting president - can give him control of parliament after Sunday’s vote.

Surveys by the Razumkov center non-government think-tank and the pollster Reiting showed his party with the support of 40.2% and 41.8% of voters - up from the 36.5% and 37.3%, respectively, recorded by the same pollsters in late June and early July.

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WNU Editor: Former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko's party is polling around 6.5% and 6.8%. IMHO I expect his party will be lucky to get even that.

More News On This Sunday's Parliamentary Elections In Ukraine

Ukraine election: President’s party leads, majority unclear -- AP
Last polls: Zelensky’s party may take half of votes in parliament election -- Kyiv Post
Zelenskiy's second act: Ukraine leader set to win snap parliamentary election -- 112UA
Ukraine parliamentary election: What you need to know -- Euronews

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