The 48-year-old billionaire who supports strong ties with Europe but also wants to mend relations with Russia claimed victory after Sunday’s vote, which took place amid weeks of fighting in eastern Ukraine where pro-Moscow separatists have seized government buildings and battled government troops.
The rebels had vowed to block the ballot in the east, and less than 20 percent of the polling stations were open there after gunmen intimidated local residents by smashing ballot boxes, shutting down polling centers and issuing threats.
But nationwide, about 60 percent of 35.5 million eligible voters turned out, the central elections commission said, and long lines snaked around polling stations in the capital, Kiev. http://www.suntimes.com/27675819-761/candy-tycoon-poroshenko-winning-ukraine-vote-early-returns-show.html#.U4MUCH7n-1s
Hopefully, since this guy wants to work with the East and West, this may be a good outcome.
But you know this had to be the guy's campaign song, from Sammie Davis Jr.:
You just gotta love the voice of Sammie Davis Jr.
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