Ukraine election

 Showman Zelensky well ahead of rivals with 90% of ballots counted in Ukraine election

The Ukrainian Central Election Commission has issued the results of the vote in the Ukrainian presidential election after counting 90.11% of the ballot papers.

Showman and head of the Servant of the People political party Vladimir Zelensky is well ahead of his rivals with 30.26% of the vote (he had 30.40% with 80% of ballots counted). Incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko is trailing behind with 15.99% (against 16.03% with 80% of the ballots counted). The leader the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, is third among the trio with 13.36% of the vote (against 13.24%).