KIEV, Ukraine — When thousands of protesters attacked police in Kiev in December, one politician tried to stop the bloodshed. Lawmaker Petro Poroshenko pleaded with the angry crowd, urging them to avoid violence.
Six months and a revolution later, the so-called "Chocolate King" – he runs the country's largest candy manufacturer – is expected to win Ukraine's presidential elections Sunday to replace ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, who fled the country in February following three months of anti-government protests.
