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Lubov, 29, came to her polling station right when it opened at 8 a.m.
Lubov said that it was her right and obligation to vote.
“I always come early to vote. I work late. I think people should vote in all elections. The second round of votes is very important for Ukraine. (Although) I am not sure that something will change globally in Ukraine. I hope that the youth will not leave Ukraine,” she said.
Incumbent President Petro Poroshenko arrived at noon, along with his wife Maryna.
“I firmly believe that during these elections we must do everything possible so that our progress in reforms towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration is neither interrupted nor slowed down. We definitely won’t allow it. And it is very important for Ukraine to defend the achievements made over the past five years,” he said.
His opponent – front runner Volodymyr Zelenskiy – also cast his ballot.
“Thank you for coming! And thank you for coming in a good mood. This will definitely be a victory for Ukraine,” he said.
The OSCE Monitoring Mission deployed 35 short-term observers to record violations and present their preliminary data on the results of the election.
Polling stations in Ukraine will operate till 8 p.m. Kyiv time.
