Live Blog: A New Government In Ukraine (Archive Sept. 3, 2018-Aug. 16, 2019)

Gloves Come Off As Zelenskyy, Poroshenko Look Ahead To Ukraine Runoff

The predicted winners of the first round of Ukraine's presidential election came out swinging at their election-night parties in the capital on March 31, looking to land political body blows as focus shifted from dozens of contenders to just two.

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That's probably it for today. Please follow our news coverage through the night for updates on the results. Or you can watch the results trickle in at Ukraine's Central Election Commission website.

Updated numbers on that first key exit poll:

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Tymoshenko Says Exit Polls Manipulated

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WATCH: Tymoshenko Says Exit Polls Manipulated

First preliminary results from the Central Election Committee, with less than 1 percent of the votes counted: Poroshenko had 919 votes, followed by Zelenskyy with 717, and Tymoshenko with 447.

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Poroshenko Says Russia Did Not Want Him In Second Round

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WATCH: Poroshenko Says Russia Did Not Want Him In Second Round

Poroshenko said he felt "no euphoria" following the exit poll results.

"This is a harsh lesson for me and the authorities as a whole. It is a reason to work on our mistakes," he said at his campaign headquarters in Kyiv.