17:03
25.5.2014
Official exit polls:
Poroshenko - 55.9 percent
Tymoshenko - 12.9 percent
Here's Reuters' report:
Poroshenko - 55.9 percent
Tymoshenko - 12.9 percent
Here's Reuters' report:
Ukraine exit poll points to Poroshenko outright win in presidential vote
KIEV, May 25 (Reuters) - An exit poll on Sunday indicated that Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko was elected president after securing an absolute majority in the first round of voting.
The poll gave 48-year-old Poroshenko 55.9 percent, well ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in second place with 12.9 percent. If confirmed by results on Monday, this outcome would avert the need for a runoff vote next month.
The National Exit Poll 2014, conducted by a consortium of Democratic Initiative, the Kiev International Sociology Institute (KMIS) and the Razumkov Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Research, had an error margin of 3.5 percent.
KIEV, May 25 (Reuters) - An exit poll on Sunday indicated that Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko was elected president after securing an absolute majority in the first round of voting.
The poll gave 48-year-old Poroshenko 55.9 percent, well ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in second place with 12.9 percent. If confirmed by results on Monday, this outcome would avert the need for a runoff vote next month.
The National Exit Poll 2014, conducted by a consortium of Democratic Initiative, the Kiev International Sociology Institute (KMIS) and the Razumkov Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Research, had an error margin of 3.5 percent.
17:04
25.5.2014
17:06
25.5.2014
Poroshenko expected to speak in 15 minutes.
17:07
25.5.2014
17:08
25.5.2014
And another exit poll gives Poroshenko 57.8 and Tymoshenko 12.8
17:10
25.5.2014
And they're celebrating at Poroshenko HQ:
17:11
25.5.2014
Another pic from Poroshenko HQ as exit poll results announced:
17:12
25.5.2014
17:13
25.5.2014
Awaiting the victory speech:
17:17
25.5.2014
After visiting several polling stations in Kyiv and witnessing "thousands of Ukrainians lining up to participate" in the presidential election, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt told journalists he had seen "no particular problems" with the conduct of the May 25 vote. A video from RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
