Tycoon wins Ukraine presidential poll

Billionaire chocolate tycoon Petro Poroshenko has won Ukraine’s presidential election outright in the first round, according to an exit poll.

The exit poll, conducted by three respected Ukrainian survey agencies, found 48-year-old Poroshenko had 55.9% of the vote.

Tymoshenko had secured 12.9%, the poll showed. Full results are expected to be announced today.