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Ukrainians are ready to cast more votes for presidential candidate and showman Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who, with a slight margin, is followed by the leader of the Batkivschyna Party Yulia Tymoshenko. The incumbent head of state, Petro Poroshenko, ranks third, according to the findings of a poll conducted by Rating Group in January 2019, which were presented at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Jan. 31.

According to the data, the leader of the presidential race is Zelenskiy, who is supported by 19.0 percent of those who plan to vote, Tymoshenko secured the support of 18.2 percent of respondents, while 15.1 percent are ready to vote for Poroshenko.