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The Block of Petro Poroshenko hopes to form a faction composed of 130 MPs in the new parliament, Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman, who ran for parliament from this party, said.

“As of today, according to preliminary calculations by the CEC, we expect to get a faction of not less than 130 MPs. It will be the largest faction,” he told the Inter TV channel on Oct. 30 night.

Hroisman also stressed that the Poroshenko Block outrun all other election participants by a million votes.