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Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but that’s no problem for the people of Ukraine who have already seen that working for him …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian comedian sure of victory in presidential runoff
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but that’s no problem for the people of Ukraine who have already seen that working for him. In a striking example of fiction morphing … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine’s Joker in the Pack Wins First Round
You could be forgiven for mistaking the first round in Ukraine’s presidential elections as an episode from a TV series — replete with established politicians being vanquished by a refreshing young upstart promising root-and-branch change. On Sunday, one of Ukraine’s most popular actors — best known for his role in a TV series about a...
Ukraine Decides
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy emerged with a strong lead from the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections on March 31. With nearly 80 percent of ballots counted, the Central Election Commission reported Zelenskyy had some 30 percent of the vote, looking likely to face President Petro Poroshenko (with around 16 percent) in a second...
TV comedy president takes a big lead in Ukraine’s real election
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has no political experience, but in a nation weary of the status quo, that could be his biggest advantage …read more Source:...
Comedian leads Ukraine presidential vote, runoff in 3 weeks
Early results Monday in Ukraine’s presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience maintaining his strong lead against the incumbent in the first round, setting the stage for a presidential runoff in three weeks. …read more Source: FOX...
The Plague Years
In August, the most important Islamic religious council in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, issued a public health opinion. The Indonesian Ulama Council, known as the MUI, decreed that observant Muslims in the country should consider the measles vaccine haram, or forbidden, because it contains gelatin derived from...
Comedian Zelensky takes big lead in Ukraine elections
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Comedian, Incumbent Lead Ukraine Presidential Vote
With half of the ballots counted Monday, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy and incumbent Petro Poroshenko were leading in Ukraine’s presidential election. The Central Election Commission said Zelenskiy, a comedian who plays the role of the president in a television comedy series, was in first place with 30 percent of the vote. Poroshenko, who...
Comedian Leads Ukraine Presidential Vote, Runoff in 3 Weeks
Early results in Ukraine’s presidential election show a comedian with no political experience maintaining his strong lead against the incumbent president in the first round, setting the stage for a runoff in three weeks. …read more Source: U.S....
