Confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has claimed victory in Ukraine's presidential election.
According to exit polls the man known as the "chocolate king" won more than 55% of the vote, giving him an absolute majority with no need for a second round runoff.
Former boxer Vitaliy Klitschko also claimed to have been elected mayor of Kyiv in a separate poll.
Immediately Poroshenko said his first priority was to travel to the east of the country to end the war and chaos:
"Ukraine now is in a st...
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