Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Comedian poised to win Ukraine presidency
KIEV: Ukraine readied Saturday for a change in leadership as a young comedian appeared set to crush his incumbent rival in presidential polls, delivering a stinging rebuke to the old elite. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian, president debate ahead of Ukraine election
KIEV – A comedian tipped to become Ukraine’s next president and his incumbent rival go head-to-head in an extraordinary stadium debate Friday, as campaigning reaches its climax before a weekend vote. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comedian, president in stadium debate ahead of Ukraine election
KIEV – A comedian tipped to become Ukraine’s next president and his incumbent rival go head-to-head in an extraordinary stadium debate Friday, as campaigning reaches its climax before a weekend vote. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests in growing media spectacle
KIEV – Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country’s presidential race becomes increasingly sensational. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine vote rivals take drug tests
KIEV: Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky took drug tests on Friday ahead of their election runoff as the ex-Soviet country’s presidential race becomes increasingly sensational. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comic Zelensky tops Ukraine first round vote: partial results
KIEV – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky topped the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election with almost twice the vote share of his nearest rival, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, partial results showed Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
At Ukraine frontline, security tight for presidential poll
MARIUPOL (UKRAINE) – An armoured police vehicle stands outside a polling station in Mariupol, the easternmost Ukrainian city still under Kiev’s control, as officers patrol the streets. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Comic leads as Ukraine votes for president
KIEV – A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV is likely to top the first round of voting when Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia to mark five years since Crimea annexation
MOSCOW – Russia on Monday will mark the fifth anniversary of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, condemned by the West but celebrated by most Russians. …read more Source: Bangkok...
No joke: Comedian leads Ukraine presidential race
KIEV: The frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election, Volodymyr Zelensky, has no political experience beyond playing the head of state in a TV show, but supporters see him as their best hope for change. …read more Source: Bangkok...
