UKRAINE
TV comic is frontrunner in Ukraine’s presidential election
April 1, 2019 - A popular comedian with no political experience is poised to win the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, setting the stage for a runoff vote against the incumbent president.
With nearly 60 percent of the polling stations counted Monday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy had 30 percent of Sunday’s vote, while incumbent President Petro Poroshenko was a distant second with just over 16 percent.
Ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko trailed behind with 13 percent. The results were in sync with a top exit poll.
The top two candidates advance to a runoff on April 21.