Voters on Sunday handed chocolate tycoon Petro Poroshenko a commanding victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, exit polls showed, as a violence-torn nation sought to put an end to three months of geopolitical drama. The new leader takes the office held by pro-Kremlin Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted after anti-government protests in February, setting off the worst crisis between the West and Russia since the Cold War.
May 25, 2014 Presidential Election
Washington Post: Chocolate tycoon Poroshenko claims victory in Ukrainian election
Voters handed chocolate tycoon Petro Poroshenko a commanding victory in Ukraine's presidential election on May 25.
