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Petro Poroshenko, the chocolate king of Ukraine and one of the country's wealthiest people, is more and more often called the most likely candidate for the post as prime minister. The man who founded one of the most successful confectionary corporations Roshen and who is worth about a billion and a half USD has been mostly involved in politics rather than business over the past decade.

And now that grey cardinal could spoil the game for the
opposition leaders trying to divide up the power and become a neutral
figure, which would be acceptable both for the authorities and the
opposition.

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