Billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko was elected the next president of Ukraine on Sunday, winning a landslide mandate to start tackling the country’s twin crises of pro-Russian separatism and a broken economy. Mr. Poroshenko – a long-time kingmaker in Ukrainian politics who finally sought the throne for himself following the February overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych – claimed victory minutes after two exit polls showed he had won upward of 55 per cent of the national vote.
May 25, 2014 Presidential Election
The Globe and Mail: Pro-Russian separatism, broken economy confront Ukraine’s President-elect
Billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko
