Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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A comedian is on track to win the presidency in Ukraine
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Political newcomer and television comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is on track to win the Ukrainian presidential election. CNN's Phil Black reports from Kiev, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian comic actor and the presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky enters a hall in Kiev on March 6, 2019, to take part in the shooting of the television series "Servant of the People" where he plays the role of the President of Ukraine. - Anger with the political elite is partly behind the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky, a TV actor with no political experience who is the frontrunner in the upcoming presidential vote. Zelensky is polling at 25 percent, ahead of Poroshenko on 17 percent and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko on 16 percent as of March 4, 2019. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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