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Poroshenko: Ukraine’s chocolate king holds golden ticket

AFP

He has chocolate factories galore, is a self-made billionaire and occasional revolutionary, but Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko also wants to be president, and many believe he holds the golden ticket. The tall, slightly greying 48-year-old is one of Ukraine

Boxer turned opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Saturday dropped out of Ukraine’s snap presidential polls to help the candidacy of a charismatic tycoon who made a fortune selling chocolates and backs closer Western ties. The towering sports star’