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Ukraine: Ruling party to win parliamentary elections

Exit polls say Servant of the People party to bag over 42% votes

Elena Teslova  | 21.07.2019 - Update : 22.07.2019
Ukraine: Ruling party to win parliamentary elections Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) casts his vote at a polling station during Ukrainian parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine on July 21, 2019. ( Vladimir Shtanko - Anadolu Agency )

MOSCOW 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party is set to win Sunday's snap parliamentary elections, exit polls show. 

Five political parties are set to secure seats in the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, the polls said.

Servant of the People party, led by Zelensky, is predicted to get 42.7% to 44.4% of the vote.

Opposition Platform - For Life, which is considered a pro-Russian party, trails with 11.5% to 12.5% of votes.

Former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity party is projected to win 8.5% to 8.9% of votes.

Former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko's All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" Party can count on 7.7% to 8.5% of the vote.

Pop singer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's Voice Party is set to receive 6% to 6.5% of the vote.

Zelensky dissolved the Verkhovna Rada during his swearing-in ceremony in May, triggering snap polls.


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