– today we go into a new time, a time of success, happiness and enlightenment. Today, we’re starting to Ukraine’s journey towards real and powerful greatness.

Tymoshenko, who is a controversial figure in Ukrainian politics, already leading in the polls, but no candidate has an impregnable lead. Her support is at 16 per cent, slightly more than the incumbent president, Petro Porosjenkos 13.8 per cent.