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Ukrainians Vote For New Parliament

Ukrainian voters headed to the polls in snap parliamentary elections on July 21 after comedian-turned-president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dissolved parliament in a bid to get a legislative mandate for his reforms. Exit polls showed Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party was expected to win the largest share of the vote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy casts his ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. The 41-year-old former comedian portrayed Ukraine's president in a hit TV show. He faced a hostile parliament following his shock win in April's presidential election. He quickly called snap elections and has promised to bring in a new generation of politicians to lead the country. (EPA-EFE/Stepan Franko)
1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy casts his ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. The 41-year-old former comedian portrayed Ukraine's president in a hit TV show. He faced a hostile parliament following his shock win in April's presidential election. He quickly called snap elections and has promised to bring in a new generation of politicians to lead the country. (EPA-EFE/Stepan Franko)
A man fills in his ballot inside a voting booth at a polling station in the village of Mshana, some 15 kilometres from the western city of Lviv. Only 424 of the 450 seats in Ukraine's parliament will be filled in these elections, as the rest represent Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, or territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists. (AFP/ Yuri Dyachyshyn)
2 A man fills in his ballot inside a voting booth at a polling station in the village of Mshana, some 15 kilometres from the western city of Lviv. Only 424 of the 450 seats in Ukraine's parliament will be filled in these elections, as the rest represent Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, or territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists. (AFP/ Yuri Dyachyshyn)
A woman looks through her ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. Voter turnout initially appeared lower than expected. (AFP/Genya Savilov)
3 A woman looks through her ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. Voter turnout initially appeared lower than expected. (AFP/Genya Savilov)
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Kyiv. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
4 Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Kyiv. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko poses for a selfie with voters as he visits a polling station to cast his vote in Kyiv. Poroshenko, who is allied with the European Solidarity party, was defeated by Volodymyr Zelenskiy in April's presidential vote. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
5 Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko poses for a selfie with voters as he visits a polling station to cast his vote in Kyiv. Poroshenko, who is allied with the European Solidarity party, was defeated by Volodymyr Zelenskiy in April's presidential vote. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
More than a dozen candidates were listed on this ballot paper seen at a polling station in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
6 More than a dozen candidates were listed on this ballot paper seen at a polling station in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
A girl holds the Ukrainian flag as her grandmother examines ballot papers at a polling station in Kyiv. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)
7 A girl holds the Ukrainian flag as her grandmother examines ballot papers at a polling station in Kyiv. (AFP/Sergei Supinsky)
Ukraine’s biggest pop-music star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk poses for a picture at a polling station in Kyiv. He leads the party Holos, which espouses a strong pro-Western, pro-European ideology. President Zelenskiy's Servant Of The People party could make Holos a coalition partner in parliament. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
8 Ukraine’s biggest pop-music star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk poses for a picture at a polling station in Kyiv. He leads the party Holos, which espouses a strong pro-Western, pro-European ideology. President Zelenskiy's Servant Of The People party could make Holos a coalition partner in parliament. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
An elderly Ukrainian woman casts her ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in the eastern city of Mariupol, Ukraine. (EPA-EFE/Irina Gorbasyova)
9 An elderly Ukrainian woman casts her ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in the eastern city of Mariupol, Ukraine. (EPA-EFE/Irina Gorbasyova)
Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Fatherland party, speaks with reporters after voting at a polling station in Kyiv. (EPA-EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko)
10 Yulia Tymoshenko, the leader of the Fatherland party, speaks with reporters after voting at a polling station in Kyiv. (EPA-EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko)
People examine the lists of political parties at a polling station in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
11 People examine the lists of political parties at a polling station in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
An Orthodox priest casts his ballot at a Kyiv polling station. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
12 An Orthodox priest casts his ballot at a Kyiv polling station. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)
A Ukrainian serviceman casts his ballot in Kyiv. Since 2014, more than 13,000 people have died as Ukrainian government forces have fought against Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
13 A Ukrainian serviceman casts his ballot in Kyiv. Since 2014, more than 13,000 people have died as Ukrainian government forces have fought against Russia-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
An elderly woman examines her ballot in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
14 An elderly woman examines her ballot in Kyiv. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
A voter looks through a ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
15 A voter looks through a ballot at a polling station in Kyiv. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Voting is a family event in Ukraine. Many voters bring their children to the polling stations and let them drop the marked ballots in the boxes. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
16 Voting is a family event in Ukraine. Many voters bring their children to the polling stations and let them drop the marked ballots in the boxes. (RFE/RL/Serhii Nuzhnenko)
Ukrainian servicemen queue to receive their ballots at a polling station in the town of Avdiyivka near the the front line in eastern Ukraine. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
17 Ukrainian servicemen queue to receive their ballots at a polling station in the town of Avdiyivka near the the front line in eastern Ukraine. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
A Ukrainian serviceman holds his ballot as he walks to cast his vote at a polling station in the town of Avdiivka. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
18 A Ukrainian serviceman holds his ballot as he walks to cast his vote at a polling station in the town of Avdiivka. (AFP/Anatolii Stepanov)
A local resident casts her vote into a mobile ballot box in a house in the village of Velyka Buhayivka in the Kyiv region. (Reuters/Konstantin Chernichkin)
19 A local resident casts her vote into a mobile ballot box in a house in the village of Velyka Buhayivka in the Kyiv region. (Reuters/Konstantin Chernichkin)
A woman reads her ballot paper before casting it into a mobile ballot box in the village of Velyki Dmytrovychi near Kyiv. (EPA-EFE/Tatyana Zenkovich)
20 A woman reads her ballot paper before casting it into a mobile ballot box in the village of Velyki Dmytrovychi near Kyiv. (EPA-EFE/Tatyana Zenkovich)
A woman sits at a polling station in Kalanchak, in the Kherson region, where a polling station for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is located. (RFE/RL/Iryna Domashchenko)
21 A woman sits at a polling station in Kalanchak, in the Kherson region, where a polling station for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is located. (RFE/RL/Iryna Domashchenko)
A woman with her child leaves a booth at a polling station in Kyiv. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
22 A woman with her child leaves a booth at a polling station in Kyiv. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A man walks past an election poster with portraits of candidates at a polling station in Kyiv. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
23 A man walks past an election poster with portraits of candidates at a polling station in Kyiv. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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