A young television comic and novice candidate trounced Ukraine’s political elite in the first round of the presidential election, official results showed on April 1 – a stinging rebuke by an electorate tired of the lack of change in a country dominated by rich businessmen.
2019 Presidential Election
New York Times: In Ukraine presidential runoff, it’s comic versus chocolate king
Ukrainian comic actor showman and presidential frontrunner Volodymyr Zelenskiy (C) celebrates as he sees the first exit poll results at his campaign headquarters in Kyiv on March 31, 2019.
