Most Ukrainian voters arguably know that the comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only claim to fame up to now was playing a teacher-turned-president in a popular TV series, will not be the real-life president of their dreams. So why did nearly three-quarters of them back him?
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Nina Khrushcheva: Ukraine sends in the clown
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky leaves after his speech at the Verkhovna Rada during a session of the Ukrainian parliament on Oct. 20, 2020, in Kyiv.
