KIEV, March 29. /TASS/. Ukrainian presidential candidate and leader of the Batkivshchina (or Fatherland) party Yulia Timoshenko will not initiate protests if she loses the election, as she herself told a TV show.

"I have a message for everyone who hears me: there is no need to worry. I know that attempts are being made to escalate tensions in the country, with all the talk about a new Maidan, uprisings and armed standoffs," she said. "I can assure you that nothing of the kind will happen," Timoshenko added.

According to Ukraine’s election laws, Thursday was the last day when opinion polls related to the election campaign could be published. Comedian Vladimir Zelensky, nominated to run for president by the Servant of the People political party, continues to lead opinion polls. About 28% of voters are ready to cast their ballots in his favor. Zelensky is followed by Timoshenko and incumbent Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko.

The first round of the Ukrainian presidential election is scheduled to take place on March 31.