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Ukraine presidential election: Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy wins

He recently starred in a TV series in which he played a history teacher who is elected president after his rant about government corruption goes viral. Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy won Sunday’s runoff election in Ukraine, ousting incumbent President Petro Poroshenko…

Rene Fernandez
April 22, 2019

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Ukraine’s comic candidate raises many eyebrows for different reasons

A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, according to preliminary results, released by the country’s Central Election Commission Monday. The two – who have expressed largely pro-EU opinions…

Cathy Garrett
April 8, 2019