Zelensky won by a landslide victory. (AFP/Getty pic)KIEV: A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country’s political establishment.
Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko by taking 73% of the vote, according to exit polls.
Poroshenko garnered just 25.5%, losing to the 41-year-old comedian and actor across the country.
It was an extraordinary outcome to a campaign that started as a joke but struck a chord with voters frustrated by …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
