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Poll puts Zelenskiy well ahead in Ukraine president race
Runoff election to be held on April 21
11 April, 15:38
(ANSA-AP) - KIEV, 11 APR - A new public opinion poll shows
comedian and political neophyte Volodymyr Zelenskiy with an
enormous lead over the incumbent in the campaign for Ukraine's
presidency.
The poll released by the Reiting survey group found Zelenskiy
with 61% support and President Petro Poroshenko with 24%. The
runoff election between Zelenskiy and Poroshenko is to be held
April 21. Reiting said the poll was based on answers from 3,000
respondents. It claimed a margin of error of 1.8 percentage
points.
Zelenskiy, who has never held political office, is well-known
for playing the role of Ukraine's president in a TV situation
comedy. (ANSA-AP).
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