Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko takes selfies with supporters at Olimpiyskyi Stadium in Kyiv on April 14.
RFE: Poroshenko Reinvented: Apologies, New Promises, And Slick Moves May Be 'Too Little, Too Late'
KYIV -- There is one presidential candidate Ukrainians have become accustomed to watching sing and dance on stage.
It is not incumbent President Petro Poroshenko.
And yet there the 53-year-old was, gyrating and pumping his fist beside yellow-overall-clad rockers at a campaign rally at Kyiv's Olimpiyskiy Stadium on April 14.
Fighting for his political survival -- one week before the election.
Then, in another act his aides said was unscripted, Poroshenko led a gushing crowd of a few thousand people inside the 70,000-seat stadium for nearly an hour, rousing them with patriotic chants and posing for selfies with supporters.
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WNU Editor: This is suppose to be Ukraine President Poroshnko's core support .... Ukrainian leader's re-election drive to win the army vote stutters (Reuters). My prediction still holds. Ukraine President Poroshenko will be easily defeated this Sunday by challenger Volodomyr Zelenskiy, and I for one am very happy about that.
More News On Ukraine's Election
Comedian Zelenskiy would win second round of Ukraine vote, poll shows -- Reuters
Zelensky to secure landslide win in Ukraine election runoff – poll -- UNIAN
Over 48 percent of Ukrainians ready to vote for Zelenskiy, 17 percent for Poroshenko -- Kyiv Post
Poll shows comedian who plays TV president likely to win Ukrainian presidential election -- The Hill
Ukraine election rivals trade taunts and media tricks -- BBC
Ukraine presidential candidates finally agree debate -- AFP
Mutual friends and borrowed cars: how Ukraine's would-be leader is linked to tycoon -- Reuters
Poroshenko 2.0: Ukraine leader reboots campaign ahead of presidential run-off -- Reuters
A New Ukrainian President Won’t Salvage Russia-Ukraine Relations -- Andrei Kolesnikov, Moscow Times
A comedian is hot favorite to be Ukraine’s next president - so what are his policies? -- Holly Ellyatt, CNBC
The comedian and the oligarch -- Vijai Maheshwari, Politico
3 comments:
Just curious, why are you happy about it? I am not disputing that it may be a good thing for Ukraine and the region, I just don't think I saw additional commentary from you regarding why Zelensky's election will be a good thing.
Thanks :)
I wonder what the Comedian's relationship with Putin is.
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