Ukraine’s comedian-turned-President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to control an absolute majority in parliament, ushering in a generational shift in the ex-Soviet country’s political arena.The 41-year-old became Ukraine’s youngest ever post-Soviet leader when he took office two months ago and has promised to stamp out corruption and end a separatist war.His newly created Servant of the People party — named after a sitcom in which he played a president — took around 42 percent of the weekend vote, with 50 percent of votes counted.Media projections on Monday showed this puts the party on track to pick up more than half of …read more
Source: The News International
