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Ukraine is poised to elect a comedian as its next president


In a strange instance of art becoming life, Volodymyr Zelensky, who played the country’s president in a popular tv show, might soon assume the role for real.

Ukraine may be about to elect a comedian as its next president. Some might see this as a dark joke, yet the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky reflects voters’ deep disillusionment with their political leaders. The country faces unique challenges, including a stroppy neighbour that annexed part of its territory. Yet Ukrainians are by no means alone in their backlash against their country’s political elites.

In 2014, a group of American academics wrote …read more

Source: New Statesman

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