Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko begged for forgiveness and a second chance Thursday as polls showed him facing all-but-certain defeat three days ahead of a presidential vote.
In a dramatic televised address, Poroshenko pleaded with voters to support him over Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience who has surged ahead in the polls.
“I once again ask you to forgive me. What did not work out hurts the most,” Poroshenko said.
Polls show Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comic and television star, sailing to victory in Sunday’s second-round vote.
The latest survey on Thursday showed him winning 73 percent of the vote against only 27 percent for Poroshenko.
His rise has stunned Ukraine’s political elite, who have struggled to revive the economy, root out corruption and put an end to a war with Moscow-backed separatists in the country’s east.
Poroshenko, 53, has…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
