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Who stepped aside for Hrytsenko before the 2019 vote?
Summary
A look back at the withdrawals that reshaped the field of candidates in Ukraine's presidential election, as reported in early March 2019.
What had changed in the race for Ukraine's presidency by 5 March 2019? Days earlier, on 1 March 2019, two candidates, Andriy Sadovyi and Dmytro Hnap, had decided to drop out of the election in favour of Anatolii Hrytsenko.
The decision by Sadovyi and Hnap meant that two names would no longer compete separately for votes, with both backing Hrytsenko instead. The reports of the time described the move as a withdrawal in his favour and gave no further detail on terms or conditions.
A separate piece of news from the same week
On 27 February 2019, Ukraine's national Paralympic winter sports team finished first overall at the 2019 World Championships in Prince George, Canada. The team won 42 medals in total: 9 gold, 16 silver and 17 bronze.
The two items were unrelated, but both were part of the news picture in the days leading up to 5 March 2019.
