50% of Protocols Processed, Zelensky Still Leads, Poroshenko Second

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As of 08:20, April 1, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine had processed 50.18% of the protocols in the electronic format in the presidential elections.

This data was presented on the information board in the CEC, a Ukrinform correspondent reports.

The vote percentages based on the protocols processed are:

Volodymyr Zelensky – 30.20%
Petro Poroshenko – 16.64%
Yulia Tymoshenko – 13.108%
Yuriy Boiko – 11.53%
Anatoliy Hrytsenko – 7.11%
Ihor Smeshko – 5.93%
Oleh Liashko – 5.12%.

The CEC has processed a total of 8.620,258 votes so far.

As no candidate broke the 50% mark, the top two candidates will have a run-off election on April 21, 2019.