42372019 WIKIPEDIA 2019 Ukrainian presidental election - Wikiped'a 2019 Ukrainian presidential election ‘The 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections were held on 31 March and 21 April in the two-round system. There were a total of 39 candidates for the election on the ballot. The 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and the occupation of parts of Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast prevented around 12% of eligible voters from participating, in the election. As no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote, a second round was held between the top two candidates, Volodymyr Zelensky and the incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, on 21 April 2019. According to preliminary results from the Central Election Commission, Zelensky won the second round with about 73.23% of the votes, {ila Contents Background Candidates Registered candidates Candidates who withdrew Registration denied Declined candidates Results Reactions See also References External links Background According to Ukrainian law, the election of the President of Ukraine must take place on the last Sunday of March of the fifth year of the term of the incumbent President.!*] Thus the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election should take place on 3t March 2019,{41(51 The Ukrainian parliament had to approve the date of the presidential election no later than 100 days before the election day.'41 On 26 November 2018, the parliament set the presidential vote for 31 March 2019,!61171 hitpson.wikpedta.orgiwiki/2019_Useanian_presidential_slection 2019 Ukrainian presidential election 31 March 2019 (first round) 21 April 2019 (second round) Opinion polls Turnout 62.86% (first round) 62.07% (second round) Reporting [99.80% ‘a8 of 18:30 GMT#3 ra Nominee Volodymyr Petro Poroshenko Zelensky Party Servant of the independent People Alliance Petro Poroshenko Bloc Popular vote 13,506,470 4,512,562 Percentage 73.22% 24.46% neansn019 34,544,993 people were eligible to vote in the elections.!#) However, the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and the occupation of parts of Donetsk Oblast and Luhansk Oblast by separatists (since April 2014) made roughly 12% of eligible voters unable to participate in the elections,/9141 ‘The Ukrainian Central Election Commission closed all five foreign polling stations in Russia ahead of the vote,(10) Analysis of candidates by the Ukrainian NGO "Chesno” found that Petro Poroshenko had the largest election fund (415 million Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH), about $15.4 million), followed by Yulia Tymoshenko with UAH 320 million and Volodymyr Zclensky with UAH 102.8 million and Serhiy Taruta with UAH 98.4 million." By comparison, in the 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, then winner Viktor Yanukovych spent over $40 million and runner-up Yulia Tymoshenko spent $36 million. {1 2019 Ukrainian presidental election - Wikiped'a Second round results by electoral district Volodymyr Zelensky |_| Petro Poroshenko Election was not held due to the War in Donbass or annexation by Russia A total of 2,344 international observers from 17 countries Elected Presi President before election lent and 19 organizations were officially registered to monitor the clections.2I09] 4 record number of 139 non- Peto Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelensky Petro Poroshenko Bloc Servant of the People governmental Ukrainian organizations are registered as observers, 14] Candidates According to Ukrainian law, a presidential candidate must be a citizen of Ukraine who is at least 35 years old, can speak the (state) Ukrainian language and has lived in Ukraine for the last ten years prior to election day.!4) Candidates were nominated by a political party, or by self-nomination_4I Candidates also had to submit a declaration of income for the year preceding the election year #1 This document was then scrutinized by the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption, which subsequently published the results of the audit. Nominations could be submitted from 31 December 2018 to 4 February 2019/4I The end of the registration period was 9 February 2019.'*) After a potential candidate provided the required documentation to the Central Election Commission (CEC), this body had five days to register the candidate or to refuse to do so.!15) Candidates were required to pay a nomination deposit of 2.5 million hryvnias (approx. 90,000 US dollars); only the two candidates that progress to the second round of voting will get this deposit returned (the other deposits will be transferred to the state budget).!" By the end of the registration period on 9 February 2019,!41 the Central Election Commission (CEC) had registered 44 candidates forthe elections."8117) ‘This meant that the largest number of candidates participated in the elections.) In total, 92 people submitted documents to the CEC to participate in the elections.“ Five candidates withdrew. 9]l20ll21 ‘The CEC refused to register 47 people, most for their failure to pay the deposit./221 Candidates could withdraw their candidacy, but not later than 23 days before the election.) On 8 March, the CEC approved the final list of candidates.(*3! There were a total of 39 candidates for the first round of the election, {241(25l25] hitpson.wikpedta.orgiwiki/2019_Useanian_presidential_slection ane42372019 2019 Ukrainian presidental election - Wikiped'a Registered candidates hitpson.wikpedta.orgiwiki/2019_Useanian_presidential_slection ane