Ukraine's Poroshenko says second place in first-round 'harsh lesson'

KIEV: Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko said he felt "no euphoria" on Sunday after exit polls showed him reaching a run-off presidential vote but trailing Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian and political novice.

"This is a harsh lesson for me and the authorities as a whole. It is a reason to work on our mistakes," he said at his campaign headquarters.