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From comic to commander-in-chief: challenges for new Ukraine leader
Ukraine’s election has catapulted Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old standup comedian and television star with no political experience, into the nation’s top job. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine vaults into unknown after comic elected president
Ukraine took a leap into the unknown Monday as comedian Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president on promises of change but just a vague blueprint of what he might do as leader. …read more Source: The...
Merkel Pledges Support To Ukraine After Zelensky Win
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel JOHN THYS / AFP German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday congratulated comedian Volodymyr Zelensky on his landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, saying she hopes the vote will help stabilise the troubled country. “I congratulate you on your election,” Merkel said. “The stabilisation...
News24.com | WATCH: Ukraine comedian Zelensky becomes president-elect in landslide win
A comedian with no political experience has won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country’s political establishment. …read more Source:...
Comedian elected president of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian, has won the Ukrainian presidential election by a landslide. Zelensky, who has no political experience, defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in a run-off… …read more Source:...
Comedian wins Ukraine presidency
Kiev – Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Monday after near final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically up-ended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide. The emphatic victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for...
Ukraine poll: Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky ‘wins presidency by landslide’
The polls give Volodymyr Zelensky more than 70 per cent support. …read more Source: Daily...
Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide
Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: Mail &...
Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide
The national exit poll showed Zelenskiy had won 73 percent of the vote with Poroshenko winning just 25 percent. …read more Source: Standard...
Ukraine to choose between comic or tycoon for president
A TV comedian is bidding to dislodge the sitting president in a dramatic run-off election …read more Source: Standard...
