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| Ukraine election: President Zelensky's party triumphs - exit polls | Ukraine election: President Zelensky's party triumphs - exit polls |
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| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party is set to convincingly win a snap parliamentary election, consolidating his political power. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's party is set to convincingly win a snap parliamentary election, consolidating his political power. |
| Exit polls suggest the Servant of the People party will have a majority in parliament - but will need a coalition partner to form a government. | Exit polls suggest the Servant of the People party will have a majority in parliament - but will need a coalition partner to form a government. |
| Mr Zelensky triumphed in April's presidential poll - but has been unable to appoint the ministers he wants. | |
| He has pledged to implement radical reforms and tackle rampant corruption. | He has pledged to implement radical reforms and tackle rampant corruption. |
| Speaking outside a polling station after casting his ballot in Kiev earlier on Sunday, Mr Zelensky told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg that the snap election was "maybe more important than the presidential election". | Speaking outside a polling station after casting his ballot in Kiev earlier on Sunday, Mr Zelensky told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg that the snap election was "maybe more important than the presidential election". |
| Polling stations across Ukraine closed at 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT). | |
| What do exit polls say? | What do exit polls say? |
| They say the Servant of the People will have about 44% of the vote, far more than each of the other four parties predicted to have cleared the 5% threshold to enter parliament. | They say the Servant of the People will have about 44% of the vote, far more than each of the other four parties predicted to have cleared the 5% threshold to enter parliament. |
| Early official results - with 10% of the vote counted - give President Zelensky's party 41.5%, with the pro-Russian Opposition Platform - For Life party in second place with 12% of the vote. However, Mr Zelensky has ruled out any coalition with it. | |
| Speaking in Kiev after the polls closed, President Zelensky said he was inviting a party led by rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk to hold talks on forming a coalition. | Speaking in Kiev after the polls closed, President Zelensky said he was inviting a party led by rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk to hold talks on forming a coalition. |
| "This was my initiative even before the election," Mr Zelensky said. | "This was my initiative even before the election," Mr Zelensky said. |
| Mr Vakarchuk's Holos (The Voice) party is projected to win about 6% of the vote. | Mr Vakarchuk's Holos (The Voice) party is projected to win about 6% of the vote. |
| The other two parties projected to enter parliament are former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity (about 9%) and Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (about 8%). | The other two parties projected to enter parliament are former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity (about 9%) and Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (about 8%). |
| Mr Zelensky needs support from the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. The victorious party or coalition will form a government and nominate a prime minister. | Mr Zelensky needs support from the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. The victorious party or coalition will form a government and nominate a prime minister. |
| The president told our correspondent that the "president, prime minister and parliament have to work together, just to make life happy for Ukraine". | The president told our correspondent that the "president, prime minister and parliament have to work together, just to make life happy for Ukraine". |
| He said the key issues were investment, democracy and safety. | He said the key issues were investment, democracy and safety. |
| The comedian president | The comedian president |
| Mr Zelensky was known for his comic role on TV as a teacher who wins the heart of the nation and becomes president after his expletive-laden rant about politics goes viral. | Mr Zelensky was known for his comic role on TV as a teacher who wins the heart of the nation and becomes president after his expletive-laden rant about politics goes viral. |
| In reality, his route to the leadership was a bit more conventional than in his show - but only a bit. | In reality, his route to the leadership was a bit more conventional than in his show - but only a bit. |
| After shunning rallies and speeches and openly admitting he didn't have any strong political views, he scored a landslide victory in April and unseated Mr Poroshenko, a political heavyweight. | After shunning rallies and speeches and openly admitting he didn't have any strong political views, he scored a landslide victory in April and unseated Mr Poroshenko, a political heavyweight. |
| The election was widely expected to give Mr Zelensky a greater mandate for reform, sweeping aside the old guard and bringing new faces to parliament. | The election was widely expected to give Mr Zelensky a greater mandate for reform, sweeping aside the old guard and bringing new faces to parliament. |
| One of the candidates for Servant of the People, for example, is Zhan Beleniuk, an Olympic wrestler who wants to become Ukraine's first mixed-race MP. | One of the candidates for Servant of the People, for example, is Zhan Beleniuk, an Olympic wrestler who wants to become Ukraine's first mixed-race MP. |
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