Former world heavyweight champion Vitaliy Klitschko intends to retain his post as Kyiv mayor at the 2020 local elections. This time, he will compete with members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s party Servant of the People. Paradoxically, with Klitschko’s quite high chances of being re-elected, the influence of the president’s team in the capital increases as well. In fact, there are more and more signs of a backstage deal taking place between the former boxer and former actor.
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Woman wearing a face mask walks past a placard featuring a social advertisement from Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko - "Stop roaming (the streets)" - in Kyiv on April 21, 2020.
