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Zelensky Won Presidential Election in Ukraine
According to the results of the national exit poll, Volodymyr Zelensky has won the second round of the presidential election in Ukraine. Zelensky got 73.2%, and the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko got 27.5%. Petro Poroshenko has admitted his defeat and has stated that he is ready to support the next president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky....
From Reagan to Zelensky, stars who went into politics
PARIS – Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, whom exit polls showed winning Sunday’s presidential election in Ukraine, follows several celebrities — from US actor Ronald Reagan to Liberian footballer George Weah — who nabbed top political jobs in their countries. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide in bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko
Ukraine entered uncharted political waters on Sunday after an exit poll showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war.The apparent landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is a bitter blow for incumbent Petro Poroshenko who tried to rally...
Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukrainian presidential race by landslide: exit poll
49 min 6 sec agoKIEV – Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the second round of a president …read more Source:...
Incumbent Poroshenko concedes defeat in Ukrainian presidential vote
KIEV (Reuters) – Incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday conceded he had been soundly defeated in a run-off vote by comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy and would be leaving office next month, but said he did not plan to quit politics altogether. …read more Source: The...
Comic expected to win Ukraine poll
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Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
April 21, 2019 11:06 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainians voted on Sunday (April 21) in a presidential election where a comedian who plays the president on television is expected to defeat the incumbent in a stunning rebuke to the establishment. …read more Source: The Straits...
Nazarbayev’s departure triggering new Russian exodus from Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the number of ethnic Russians has significantly decreased in Kazakhstan, and this trend may increase after Nursultan Nazarbayev’s resignation. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Paul Goble: Although there are still no official statistics as to its...
Ukraine’s presidential vote pits comedian against incumbent
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Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
KIEV: Ukrainians went to polls today in the second round of an extraordinary election with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment.Forty-one-year-old Volodymyr Zelensky’s bid to lead the country of 45 million people was initially dismissed as a joke when he announced his...
