He took more than fifty-four percent of the vote, while his nearest competitor took only thirteen.
Elections in much of the eastern part of the country had little or no turn out, due to threats of violence from separatists.
Poroshenko, a billionaire who made much of his money as a candy maker, has pledged that he will not ever recognize Crimea's being part of Russia.
Russia seized Crimea, in March, and pushed through a referendum of secession from Ukraine, which most of the world considers illegal.
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