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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on his presidential election success in Ukraine.

"Congratulations to Volodymyr Zelenskiy & @zeteam_official on your Presidential election success. You will now truly be the Servant of the People," he said on Twitter on April 21.

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"We look forward to working together as the UK continues to support Ukraine, her chosen Euro-Atlantic path, reform process & security," he said.

Zelensky, who was nominated by the Servant of the People Party for running for president, is in the lead of the April 21 runoff vote with about 73%, according to several exit polls, while Poroshenko has about 24.6% of the vote.