Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, he has taken more than seventy three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing behind on twenty four per cent.
Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after an exit poll positioned Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies, as the next president of a country at war.
An unexpected win for forty-one-year-old Zelenskiy who won with 73% of the vote, defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko who is seeking a second 5-year term.
“We did it together. Thanks to everyone! Now there will be no pathetic speeches, I just want to say – thank you,” the President-elect said.
In an emotional speech, incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko conceded defeat, saying he would not leave politics but forge a strong opposition to the Zelenskiy government.
Incumbent President Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said: “I will leave office, but I would like to firmly stress that I am not leaving politics.
“At the same time, I want to underline that no one has any doubts that I personally, and my entire team, is ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the president in all his decisions that benefit Ukraine’s national interests and that bring us closer to the European Union and NATO.
And in between the announcement of the official results and the inauguration, I am ready to spend any time without any restrictions to help the new president step into affairs, to the smallest details. Moreover, I am ready to handover to him the entire network of international support for Ukraine, the network which we have been building up for years,” President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ironically, given the clean image of his fictional president, Zelenskiy has had to fend off suspicion that in real life he is a puppet of Ihor Kolomoisky, a prominent oligarch whose TV channel airs Zelenskiy’s shows.
In the TV series, Zelenskiy starts out as a humble high school history teacher who becomes president after an expletive-laced tirade about Ukraine’s corrupt political class, secretly filmed by one of his students, goes viral.
Mr Zelensky has pledged to keep Ukraine on a pro-Western course and has also assured investors – without offering concrete plans – that he would push reforms, tackle corruption and keep the economy anchored to an International Monetary Fund loan program.