Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has secured an impressive victory against incumbent president Petro Poroshenko in Sundays run-off, the first official results confirm.
The 41-year-old showman secured over 73 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commissions latest data shows, with 75 percent of the ballots counted. Poroshenko only managed to rake up a bit over 24 percent of support in the second round of the presidential race, as Ukrainians overwhelmingly turned away from his policies, which have perpetuated the war in Donbass and plunged millions into poverty.
While the final results of the election might not be announced until April 30, the outgoing president has already conceded defeat, consenting to a peaceful transition of power in the country.
In his victory speech, Zelensky promised to reboot the Minsk process but at the same time to launch a powerful information war to eventually achieve a long-lasting peace in the east of the county. The comedian, who made a name for himself through a parody of corrupt officials, promised to introduce new faces to key government positions.
A number of countries, including the US, have already welcomed the victory of the so-called servant of the people, while Russia showedRead More – Source
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