KIEV, April 21. /TASS/. The campaign headquarters of Ukrainian presidential hopeful Vladimir Zelensky has recorded a higher voter turnout in the runoff presidential election on Sunday compared with the first round.
"At some ballot stations the voter turnout is now some 3-5% higher than in the previous round," the campaign headquarters said on Telegram.
According to the Central Election Commission, the voter turnout in the first round on March 31 reached 62.8%.
The runoff presidential election in Ukraine began at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday.
Ukrainians are flocking to the polls to cast their ballots for their next head of state. Actor Vladimir Zelensky, a member of the Servant of the People party, is challenging incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko for a shot at the highest political office in Ukraine.