Ukraine and the rise of the 'Chocolate King'

However, not everything has been perfect. Participation was extremely low in some of the eastern Ukrainian regions. In Donetsk and Luhansk, pro-separatist militias disrupted the ballot and only about 20 percent of the voting stations were open in the two cities. Had all eastern Ukrainians been able and willing to vote, Poroshenko's margin of victory might have been smaller.

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