On April 1, comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the headlines, but not with his jokes: he won the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election. Who is Zelenskiy and how he managed to dominate in the first round just three months after entering the race? And what does he stand for?
The Kyiv Post’s staff writer Bermet Talant and news editor Matthew Kupfer explain.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
News clips: BBC News/YouTube, France 24/YouTube, DW News/ YouTube.

Video by Anna Yakutenko , Bermet Talant , Matthew Kupfer
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