On June 2, 2014 the Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine officially announced the results of the presidential election that took place nationwide on May 25, 2014.
More than 18 million of Ukraine's 34 million officially registered voters took part in the election. Almost 10 million voters (54.7%) voiced their support for the independent candidate Petro Olexiyovych Poroshenko.
The presidential inauguration ceremony is due to take place on June 7, 2014.