Volodymyr Zelenskiy got the last laugh
The comedian and actor, who played his country's president on television, is now set to take on the job in real life after winning Ukraine's presidential runoff vote in a landslide, according to The Central Election Commission said Zelenskiy won 73 percent of the vote, while incumbent President Petro Poroshenko got counted only 24 percent with more than 96 percent of the ballots counted.
COMEDIAN AND ACTOR ELECTED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE, POLLS SHOW
Poroshenko conceded defeat on Sunday, saying he would leave office next month, Sky News reported. to make it clear that I'm not leaving politics, "he said.
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenski speaks to his supporters at his second quarter of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019.
(AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda)
I have a wave of support in Ukraine's west and east areas that have been traditionally polarized – on his path to the presidency.
One of the campaign themes parroted by the popular 41-year-old television comedian, who has no previous political experience, is a unified Ukraine, a nation which has been in turmoil due to debates about its identity and a separatist conflict in the east fueled by neighboring Russia. 19659011] In this Sunday, April 21, 2019, photo, Ukrainian candidate and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, makes the victory sign after the exit polls for the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine. “/>
In this Sunday , April 21, 2019, photo, Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, makes the victory sign after the exit polls for the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine.
(AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda)
(AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda) 