KIEV — In Ukraine, the time for jokes is over.
With an incredibly successful blitz campaign, television satirist Volodymyr Zelenskiy has captured the support of the vast majority of Ukrainians and appears poised to become the country’s next president in the election’s second round of voting Sunday.
The fictional president he plays in the satirical TV series “Servant of the People” gave millions a sense of hope that politics can be different. Now, we’re about to witness a truly unique political project: a reality show in which everyone gets to participate.
The moment Ukrainians believed Zelenskiy could win, it was all over for …read more
Source: European Voice
