On July 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Servant of the People party took 43 percent of the vote in snap parliamentary elections and looks set to have a majority in parliament. The results demonstrate that the spring presidential elections weren’t a fluke; Ukrainians want change and are willing to gamble on new faces.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts in front of a screen displaying exit polls results at his Servant of the People party's election headquarters in Kyiv on July 21, 2019, following a day of polling in the country's parliamentary election.