First parliamentary poll since downfall of Yanukovich expected to strengthen President PoroshenkoUkrainians are voting in an election that is expected to strengthen President Petro Poroshenkos mandate to end a separatist conflict in the east of the country. Polling stations opened at 8.00 am (0600 GMT) on Sunday in the first parliamentary polls since street protests in the capital Kiev last winter forced Moscow-backed leader Viktor Yanukovich to flee and ushered in a pro-Europe leadership under Poroshenko. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
