KIEV, Ukraine — Even by the standards of former Soviet countries, Ukraine’s presidential election campaign has been bizarre.
From the moment the Central Election Commission approved a record 44 candidates in early February — producing an 83-centimeter-long first-round ballot — to its conclusion this weekend, the race for the country’s top office has been a showcase of the surreal.
Perhaps that was to be expected, considering that the current frontrunner Volodymyr Zelenskiy is the star of the hit television series “Servant of the People,” in which he plays a history teacher who accidentally becomes president.
The latest poll suggest that Zelenskiy is set …read more
Source: European Voice
