2019 Ukrainian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 31 March 2019. As none of the 39 candidates on the ballot received an absolute majority of the initial vote, a runoff was held on 21 April between the top two vote-getters, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a television personality, and the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), Zelenskyy won the second round with 75% of the vote. The elections were recognized as free and fair.

2019 Ukrainian presidential election
31 March 2019 (first round)
21 April 2019 (second round)
Opinion polls
Turnout62.88% (first round)
61.42% (second round)
 
Nominee Volodymyr Zelenskyy Petro Poroshenko
Party SN Independent (BPP)
Popular vote 13,541,528 4,522,450
Percentage 74.96% 25.04%
President before election

Petro Poroshenko
BPP

 Elected President

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
SN

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