Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a candidate in Ukraine's upcoming presidential elections who came to fame as TV comic, speaks after submitting registration documents to the Central Election Commission, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 25, 2019. Zelenskiy is the front-runner in many polls.
VOA: Comedian Leads Ukraine Election Polls as Dirty-Trick Accusations Mount
KYIV — Ukrainian voters have 44 candidates to pick from in next month’s presidential elections, but they do not feel spoiled for choice.
Among what is on offer — a popular television comic, far-right war veterans, a chest-beating male chauvinist who says feminism has gone too far, a gas princess, lawmakers and spies as well as Ukraine’s chocolate king, the incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, who is seeking a second term.
But midway through a three-month campaign full of dirty tricks, the election is not enthusing jaded voters — although the upstart insurgent bid by TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy is garnering surprising support and holds out the prospect of a major upset.
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WNU Editor: My friends and family in Ukraine are telling me that he is the front runner, and he is well positioned to be the top winner in next month's Presidential election, and the final winner in the second round to be held on April 21.
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