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New Ukrainian leader’s campaign took page from sitcom script
Apr22

New Ukrainian leader’s campaign took page from sitcom script

MOSCOW — The president-elect of Ukraine does not have a political record that foreign governments and companies can search for clues. For now, a 51-episode TV sitcom might offer the clearest view of what kind of leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be. Zelenskiy, a career comedian, foretold his future when he took the starring role in “Servant...

Trudeau congratulates Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Apr22

Trudeau congratulates Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement congratulating the new president-elect of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source: CTV...

TV actor wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslide
Apr22

TV actor wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslide

The Central Election Commission says Monday that Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won 73% of the vote while the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko got just 24% support with more than 96% of the ballots counted. …read more Source: Toronto...

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy celebrates landslide win in Ukraine presidential election
Apr22

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy celebrates landslide win in Ukraine presidential election

With nearly all the votes counted in Ukraine, television star Volodymyr Zelenskiy is projected to win the country’s presidential runoff vote in a landslide. …read more Source: Global...

Comedian Wins Ukrainian Presidency In Landslide
Apr22

Comedian Wins Ukrainian Presidency In Landslide

Other than playing a teacher-turned-president on TV, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience. He defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko in a landslide.(Image credit: Vadim Ghirda/AP) …read more Source:...

Ukraine’s Poroshenko concedes defeat to comedian rival Zelenskiy in presidential vote
Apr22

Ukraine’s Poroshenko concedes defeat to comedian rival Zelenskiy in presidential vote

A comedian whose only political experience consists of playing a president on TV appeared poised to reprise the role in real life when an exit poll showed him winning Ukraine’s presidential runoff Sunday in a landslide. Results from the exit poll after voting stations closed showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy receiving an extraordinary 73.2 per...

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukraine presidential vote in landslide
Apr22

Comedian Zelenskiy wins Ukraine presidential vote in landslide

Results from nearly all polling stations show that TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has won the Ukrainian presidential runoff vote in a landslide. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukrainian TV comic wins presidency in landslide, exit poll shows
Apr22

Ukrainian TV comic wins presidency in landslide, exit poll shows

Zelenskiy promised to crack down on corruption, continue work with the International Monetary Fund and help bring peace to eastern Ukraine, where a war with Russian-backed forces persists. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky ‘wins presidency by landslide’
Apr21

Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky ‘wins presidency by landslide’

Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a run-off election to become the country’s next president by a landslide, exit polls suggest. …read more Source: National...

Ukraine’s Poroshenko concedes defeat to comedian rival Zelenskiy in presidential vote
Apr21

Ukraine’s Poroshenko concedes defeat to comedian rival Zelenskiy in presidential vote

Shortly after exit polls showed incumbent president Petro Poroshenko getting only a quarter of the vote in Sunday’s runoff election, he said he was willing to help rival Volodymyr Zelenskiy transition into the presidency. …read more Source:...