Section: Australia&NZ
From satire to polls surge: Comedian leads Ukraine’s presidential race
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy plays a normal citizen who becomes president on TV. Now, he’s won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections. …read more Source: Radio New...
Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential election
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, holds his ballot before voting at a polling station, during the presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: AP A comedian with no political experience was the top vote-getter in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll predicted, but said he fell well...
Comedian who plays an anti-corruption figure has last laugh in Ukraine election
Most exit polls show incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko trailing in second place behind comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine could be about to vote in a comedian and TV sitcom star as leader
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience, was the top vote-getter in Ukraine’s presidential election, an exit poll predicted.It said he fell well short of the absolute majority needed to win outright in the first… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Comedian in front as curtain rises on Ukrainian presidential election
It’s no joke: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, who is appealing to voters fed up with entrenched corruption, has consistently led opinion polls in a three-horse race. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
UKRAINE: THE ELECTION 2019 ON SUNDAY – УКРАЇНА: ВИБОРИ УЖЕ У НЕДІЛЮ
The latest news from Ukraine and about Ukraine… – Найважливіші й найцікавіш вістки із рідних земель напередодні президентських виборів… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s ultra-right increasingly visible as election nears
Mass protests reflect the growing presence of far-right groups in Ukraine and their power in shaping the political agenda, leaving the West in a quandary. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
OUR COMMUNITY AND ELECTION 2019 IN UKRAINE: THE EMPHASES AND VIEWPOINTS FROM STEFAN ROMANIW, OAM – НАША СПІЛЬНОТА І ВИБОРИ В УКРАЇНІ: КІЛЬКА АКЦЕНТІВ І ПОГЛЯДIВ СТЕФАНА РОМАНІВА, ОАМ
Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Stefan Romaniw, OAM, First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and Chairman of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) . – Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із паном Стефаном Романівим, одним із головних речників Світового Конґресу Українців та Головою Союзу Українських...
Crimea: Enduring five years in a human rights black hole
This month marks five years since Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was invaded and subsequently occupied by Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
UKRAINE: THE WAR WITH RUSSIA AND ELECTION 2019 – УКРАЇНА: ВИЗВОЛЬНА ВІЙНА ІЗ РОСІЄЮ ТА ВИБОРИ-2019
The latest news from Ukraine… – НАЙВАЖЛИВІШІ ВІСТКИ ІЗ РІДНИХ ЗЕМЕЛЬ… …read more Source:...