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BBC: Volodymyr Zelenskiy – Comedian to be sworn in as Ukrainian president

By BBC.

Published May 20, 2019 at 9:15 am

Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts after the announcement of the first exit poll results in the second round of Ukraine's presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Kyiv on April 21, 2019.

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Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy will formally become the country’s new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kyiv, on May 20.

Mr Zelenskiy, who has no previous political experience, scored a landslide victory in last month’s presidential election.