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    Future Ukrainian NATO Membership In Question With Possibility of New President
    Apr02

    Future Ukrainian NATO Membership In Question With Possibility of New President

    KIEV, Ukraine—The Ukrainian presidential election will head to a runoff April 21 after Volodymyr Zelensky received 30.3 percent of the Ukrainian vote and current President Petro Poroshenko received 16 percent in the first round of voting, according to exit polling. Observers say Ukraine’s hopes for NATO membership may be in jeopardy with...

    World briefs: Khashoggi children compensated for father’s death
    Apr02

    World briefs: Khashoggi children compensated for father’s death

    Plus: U.S. suspends Turkey from F-35 program; Ukraine presidential runoff; Algeria’s leader will quit by April 28; and more. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well
    Apr02

    Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well

    KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainians took to the polls Sunday and voted for their next president. After a bloody 2014 revolution to depose a pro-Russian president, and after nearly five years of war against Russian forces in the country’s east, many voters viewed the election as a landmark exercise of their hard-earned democratic freedoms, and another...

    Ukraine’s TV President Is Dangerously Pro-Russian
    Apr02

    Ukraine’s TV President Is Dangerously Pro-Russian

    Volodymyr Zelensky could become the country’s next real-life leader. If his show is any guide, Ukrainians should be worried. …read more Source: Foreign...

    Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Who Plays Ukraine’s President On TV, Is Leading Election
    Apr02

    Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Who Plays Ukraine’s President On TV, Is Leading Election

    The strong showing reflects the public longing for a fresh leader who has no links to the corruption-ridden Ukrainian political elite. …read more Source: The Huffington...

    Volodymyr Zelensky to face Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in runoff
    Apr02

    Volodymyr Zelensky to face Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in runoff

    Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky garnered a commanding lead over the competition in the country’s presidential election Monday. …read more Source: United Press...

    Ukraine Set for Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff
    Apr01

    Ukraine Set for Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff

    Ukraine is preparing for three weeks of impassioned political campaigning as a television comedian goes head-to-head with the incumbent for the presidency in a runoff scheduled for April 21. As widely predicted, satirist Volodymyr Zelenskiy easily won the first round of voting Sunday with around 30%. He needed a margin of more than 50% for an...

    Ukraine Set for Brutal Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff
    Apr01

    Ukraine Set for Brutal Final Campaigns in Zelenskiy-Poroshenko Runoff

    Ukraine is preparing for three weeks of impassioned political campaigning, as a television comedian goes head-to-head with the incumbent for the presidency. As widely predicted, satirist Volodymyr Zelenskiy easily won the first round of voting Sunday with around 30% of the ballots. President Petro Poroshenko came in second with around 16%. As...

    In Ukraine Presidential Runoff, It’s Comic Versus Chocolate King
    Apr01

    In Ukraine Presidential Runoff, It’s Comic Versus Chocolate King

    An actor with no political experience easily finished first in Ukraine’s election, and will face the incumbent president in an April 21 runoff. …read more Source: The New York...

    The French Connection in Europe’s Elections
    Apr01

    The French Connection in Europe’s Elections

    French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to the “citizens of Europe” on March 4 launched the campaign for the European parliamentary elections, now scheduled for the end of May. Yet those elections remain overshadowed by events just outside the Continent: namely, Westminster’s uncertain ratification of the separation treaty with the...