Voters in Ukraine went to the polls Sunday to elect the country’s next president.
The runoff vote pits incumbent President Petro Poroshenko agaisnt Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a standup comic who plays a fictional president in popular television series.
The 41-year-old Zelenskiy, who has no political experience, is heavily favored to defeat Poroshenko, polls show. Zelenskiy’s once long-shot bid for the presidency gained momentum amid voter frustration over corruption, economic woes and an ongoing conflict in the country’s east.
Poroshenko tried to energize his supporters at a rally Friday in Kyv’s Independence Square, just hours before the candidates squared off in a nationally televised debate …read more
Source: Voice of America
