Ukraine's presidential election to be held tomorrow

Ukraine's presidential election will be held on March 31.

The central election commission has registered a record 44 candidates, although some of them later dropped out, leaving 39 on the ballot.

According to opinion polls, three hopefuls stand a chance to become the war-torn country's sixth president.

They are: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky (with 28 %), incumbent President Petro Poroshenko (with 18%) and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko (with 18%).

More than 2 344 registered observers representing 18 countries and 18 international organizations will monitor the vote on March 31, according to the election commission. The government of Ukraine did not allow Russian observers to monitor the elections.

Ukrainian laws say that if none of the candidates win 50 per cent of the vote in the first round, a second round of voting will be held.