Polls open as Ukrainians elect new president

A presidential election began in Ukraine on Sunday with about 35 million people who are eligible to vote the country's sixth president.

The election ballot will list 39 presidential candidates with incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky as three frontrunners.

If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the votes, the top two will have a run-off on April 21.

The polls will close at 8 p.m. (1800GMT) and the early count is expected on Monday.

(CGTN)