KIEV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st April, 2019) The number of reports on irregularities during the Ukrainian presidential runoff, received by the country's police, has increased to 690, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
"Information as of 3:00 p.m. local time [12:00 GMT]: police have registered 690 reports and messages about violations of electoral law. In five cases, the information was added to the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations," the statement published on the ministry's Twitter page read.
Meanwhile, the headquarters of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it had received almost 1,200 reports on irregularities at polling places.
Polling places opened in Ukraine at 8:00 a.m. (05:00 GMT) on Sunday, marking the start of the second round of the presidential election. According to opinion polls, conducted ahead of the runoff, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko is supported by about 25 percent of voters, while Zelenskiy has support of about 70 percent.
