Former world champion boxer-turned-politician Vitali Klitschko bowed out of the race for Ukrainian president on Saturday, throwing his weight behind billionaire oligarch Petro Poroshenko, known as the “Chocolate King” for owning the country’s largest confectionary
Instead, Klitschko said he would enter the Kiev mayoral race
“The only chance to win is to nominate a single candidate from the democratic forces,” Klitschko said Saturday. “Let’s leave the principle ‘two Ukrainians – three hetmans’ to other politicians. During the last year I had been insisting on nominating one candidate… It should be the candidate who has the greatest support of citizens. I offer the only candidate from the democratic forces Petro Poroshenko be supported in the presidential elections.” Read more…
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