Vitali Klitschko has announced he will not run in the Ukraine presidential elections in May, but will support the candidacy of confectionary oligarch Petro Poroshenko in the May 25 elections.

The former world heavyweight boxing champion said at a press conference that his UDAR party “have to nominate a single candidate representing the democratic forces.”

“This has to be the candidate who enjoys the strongest public support, Today, this candidate in my opinion is Petro Poroshenko”.

Mr Poroshenko and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko are the main candidates for the role.