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And let the cliches begin...
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Poroshenko speaking. Says Ukraine voted for unity and European course. Thanks residents of Crimea and Donbass for risking lives in order to vote. "This was a national vote."
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Poroshenko says beginning of his presidency will be devoted toward ending chaos and bringing peace to Ukraine. Repeats that first trip will be to Donetsk.
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Poroshenko introduces Klitschko as Kyiv's new mayor. Klitschko says its time to build a "legitimate vertical of power."
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From our news desk:
Exit polls on May 25 indicated that Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko was elected president after securing an absolute majority in the first round of voting.
The first poll gave Poroshenko 55.9 percent, well ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in second place with 12.9 percent. If confirmed by results on May 26, 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 Kyiv International Sociology Institute (KMIS) and the Razumkov Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Research, had an error margin of 3.5 percent.
A second poll, ordered by Ukrainian television, gave Poroshenko 57.3 percent. Tymoshenko, came a distant second with 12.4 percent.
Three months after ousting pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainians turned out in large numbers to vote, with the exception of two regions in the east, which are under the control of the pro-Russian separatists.
Exit polls on May 25 indicated that Ukrainian confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko was elected president after securing an absolute majority in the first round of voting.
The first poll gave Poroshenko 55.9 percent, well ahead of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in second place with 12.9 percent. If confirmed by results on May 26, 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 Kyiv International Sociology Institute (KMIS) and the Razumkov Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Research, had an error margin of 3.5 percent.
A second poll, ordered by Ukrainian television, gave Poroshenko 57.3 percent. Tymoshenko, came a distant second with 12.4 percent.
Three months after ousting pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainians turned out in large numbers to vote, with the exception of two regions in the east, which are under the control of the pro-Russian separatists.
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And Tymoshenko concedes:
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