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Ukraine election: Comedian leads presidential contest

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VIDEO - Media captionMr Zelenskiy spoke to the BBC after the exit polls were announced

A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections, according to exit polls.

They say Volodymyr Zelenskiy - who plays the president on TV - got 30.4%, with current leader Petro Poroshenko on 17.8%. Early results confirm this.

The two - who have expressed largely pro-EU opinions - are set to take part in a run-off election next month.

Ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko appears to have been eliminated.

Continued - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47767440