Ukraine’s president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president was holding off a long-time rival in a bid to claim the other spot in a runoff set for later this month, while a comic actor with no political experience was leading strongly in the election, according to results released Monday.
With nearly 97% of the polling stations counted, Volodymyr Zelenskiy had 30% support in Sunday’s vote, while President Petro Poroshenko was a distant second with just under 16% of the vote.
Ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko trailed behind in third with 13% support.