44 candidates running for President of Ukraine
A total of 44 out of 91 applicants became candidates for the Ukrainian presidential election at the end of March 2019.
According to the Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC), this is a record number in the history of this country. The Central Election Commission of Ukraine stopped accepting applications for election registration on February 3 and by law, it takes 5 days for the Commission to decide on the official list of candidates.
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| The presidential election campaign in Ukraine officially began on December 31, 2018. Photo: PNA |
According to opinion polls, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko and actor Volodymyr Zelensky are the most potential candidates.
The presidential election in Ukraine is scheduled to be held on March 31. According to the regulations of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine, if no candidate wins a majority of votes (50% plus 1 vote), the second round of the presidential election will take place on April 21./.
