The campaigning for the first round of the presidential election in Ukraine has just ended. It’s March 30 and I’m in a seafood restaurant near St. Sophia’s Cathedral with a small man in a black T-shirt, his voice a bit hoarse, overflowing with high-octane energy. Volodymyr Zelenskiy is still a little-known comedian. He will shock the world tomorrow by coming in far ahead in the first round of voting.
2019 Presidential Election
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Presidential candidates Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) and incumbent President Petro Poroshenko speak during press conferences at their headquarters after exit poll results were revealed following the vote on March 31, 2019.
