Party of Ukraine's new president leads parliamentary vote race

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a news conference after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

KIEV (Reuters) - A party set up by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who took office in May, is the most popular political movement in the country, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21.

The survey conducted by KIIS research institute from June 25 to July 7 showed Zelenskiy's party, Servant of the People, had the support of 37.8% of people who said they would vote.