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Surprise candidate in Ukraine elections leads the polls
Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in what appears to be a three-way contest.
Surprise candidate in Ukraine elections leads the polls
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukrainian comic actor and candidate in the upcoming presidential election, takes part in a production process of Servant of the People series in Kiev, Ukraine March 6, 2019. / Reuters Archive
By Hammad Ahmed ABBASI
March 29, 2019

Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in what appears to be a three-way contest. 

The incumbent Petro Poroshenko is running against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. 

But the real surprise is a candidate from outside of the world of politics who's been leading the polls. 

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TRT World'sFrancis Collings reports for Kiev. 

SOURCE:TRT World
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