Exit poll of Kyiv mayoral elections / Photo from UNIAN
In the second round of Kyiv mayoral elections, the mayor incumbent, Vitaly Klitschko, (Bloc of Petro Poroshenko - Solidarity) won 65% of the vote, while Boryslav Bereza (Party of Resolute Citizens) gained 35%, according to the independent exit poll by the Kyiv International Sociology Institute, conducted at the request of 1+1 TV channel.
The "secret ballot" method was applied in the exit poll. The statistical sampling error does not exceed 3.5%.
3,077 respondents were interviewed in Kyiv’s 60 polling stations.
However, the second round of elections saw extremely low turnout of voters across Ukraine.
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"In my opinion, the question arises about the appropriateness of the majoritarian system of absolute majority, applied to the election of mayors of major cities," said the chairman of the CEC.