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Comedian inches closer to winning Ukraine presidential election
The election was shadowed by allegations of widespread vote buying …read more Source:...
Comedian who plays a president on television comes out on top in first round of Ukraine elections
Exit polls in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election show a comedian with no political experience as the front-runner.Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, is the star of “Servant of the People,” a Ukrainian television show about an ordinary civilian… …read more Source: The...
Zelenskyy Greets Exit Poll
Actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy greeted the first exit poll after the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, which placed him first with around 30 percent support. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine residents vote for president; comedian is favorite
Ukrainians voted in presidential elections Sunday, as a television comedian appeared the front-runner to unseat the current leader. …read more Source: United Press...
Zelenskiy Leads Incumbent Poroshenko in First Round of Ukraine’s Elections
Comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy defeated incumbent president Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine’s first round of presidential elections, according to exit polls Sunday, leading the two candidates into a run-off election. Zelenskiy, a comedian who plays the role of the president in a television comedy series, was projected to win...
Exit poll says comedian leads Ukraine presidential election
A comedian with no political experience was the top vote-getter in Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll predicted, but said he fell well short of the absolute majority … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine Seizes More Than 700 Kg Of Heroin In Separate Raids
The authorities in Ukraine say they have seized heroin worth about $60 million in raids in the country’s center and west. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, comedian, leads in Ukraine presidential election
An exit poll shows comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the lead in Ukraine’s presidential election but his support is well short of the majority needed to win in the first round. The exit poll released Sunday after voting stations closed indicated that Zelenskiy received about 30.4 percent of the nationwide vote, … …read more...
Comedian Zelenskiy Takes Lead in Ukraine Presidential Election: Exit Poll
KIEV (Reuters) – The first exit poll in Ukraine’s presidential election showed comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy winning the first round with 30.4… …read more Source: U.S....
Exit Poll Predicts Zelenskyy To Win First Round Of Ukraine’s Presidential Election
An initial joint national exit poll predicts comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy will win the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election with 30.4 percent of the vote, ahead of the incumbent Petro Poroshenko with 17.8 percent. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
