Party of Ukraine's new president well ahead in parliamentary election race


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech during an IT conference in Kiev, Ukraine, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has increased its large lead over rivals ahead of a snap parliamentary election due on July 21, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

The poll by Reiting research body showed Zelenskiy's party on 40.9 percent and Opposition Platform in second place on 9.1 percent. European Solidarity, the party of Zelenskiy's predecessor Petro Poroshenko, placed third with 6.7 percent.

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