Ukraine election: CEC processes 97% of protocols

Pro-president Servant of the People remains in a major lead, so far gaining 43.13% of popular support.

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The Central Election Commission has processed 97% of the protocols received from constituencies across Ukraine in the snap parliamentary elections.

The Servant of the People Party with 43.13% remains in a major lead. The Opposition Platform – For Life Party with 13.05% ranks second, while Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Motherland) Party is now ahead of Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity Party: 8.18% vs. 8.12%.

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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's Holos (Voice) is getting 5.84%.

Other parties running for parliament are ranking below 5%, thus failing to pass the threshold.

As UNIAN reported, early parliamentary elections were held on July 21.

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