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Petro Poroshenko, a former top government minister and an influential businessman, said yesterday (7 March) he regretted the “selective justice” that led to an opposition lawmaker to lose his parliamentary seat. Poroshenko, also known as the “chocolate king” for his holdings in the confectionery industry, held talks in Brussels with Štefan Füle, the EU's enlargement commissioner, European External Action Service officials and several MEPs.

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