As a comedian, TV host and actor, Volodymyr Zelenskiy knows how to start a show with a bang. He proved that by beating all comers in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election. As he plans for the grand finale, a runoff against President Petro Poroshenko on April 21, aides say he is sticking to […]
Yulia Tymoshenko
Comedian takes early lead in Ukraine presidential vote: exit polls
A comedian with a popular anti-corruption message but no political experience took the lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election on Sunday, early exit polls showed. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, 41, who plays a fictional president in a popular TV show, has consistently led opinion polls in a three-horse race against incumbent Petro Poroshenko and […]