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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky Wins Ukraine Presidential Election

posted by martyb on Monday April 22 2019, @10:12AM   
from the Just-kidding? dept.

takyon writes:

Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide

Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, exit polls suggest.

The polls give the political newcomer, who dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago, more than 70% support.

Mr Zelensky, 41, challenged incumbent president Petro Poroshenko who has admitted defeat. The apparent result is being seen as a huge blow to Mr Poroshenko and a rejection of Ukraine's establishment.

"I will never let you down," Mr Zelensky told celebrating supporters on Sunday. "I'm not yet officially the president," he added. "But as a citizen of Ukraine I can say to all countries in the post-Soviet Union: Look at us. Anything is possible!"

See also: Ukrainian Presidential Debate Sparks Envy Among Russians And Belarusians – OpEd

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• Re:Well Ukrainians (Score: 4, Interesting) by FatPhil on Monday April 22 2019, @05:14PM

  by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Monday April 22 2019, @05:14PM (#833459) Homepage

  To be a dual citizen would mean that he couldn't couldn't hold any office, which he has done for several years.
  His way around this conundrum is to hold triple citizenship - just add Cyprus to your list.
  
  Maybe the Cyprus link is what helps him run an EU committee (unelected, as far as I know - he basically appointed himself)?

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