Comic Volodymyr Zelensky has won Ukraine's presidential runoff vote, defeating incumbent President Petro Poroshenko with more than 73 percent of the vote against about 25, according to official preliminary results.
"My team and I are ready to support the president in everything that
gets us close to the European Union and NATO. And between the official
announcement of election results and his inauguration, I am ready to
spend any length of time without any restrictions on helping the new
president get up to speed," said Poroshenko
The majority of the population hold Poroshenko responsible for the government's failure to tackle endemic corruption in the country.
Poroshenko conceded defeat on Sunday April 21,2019 at a press
conference minutes after the exit polls were announced, saying he would
help the new president prepare for the role between the official
announcement of the election results and his inauguration
"Next month, I will leave the office of the
head of state. This is the decision of the majority of Ukrainian people.
I accept this decision. I am leaving the office, but I want to
highlight that I am not leaving politics. I will fight for Ukraine," he
said
Fiction turns real
Zelensky, the star of the Servant of the People television sitcom, where he fights corruption as a teacher-turned-president, benefited from the Ukrainians' fatigue of mainstream politicians.
The majority of the population hold Poroshenko responsible for the government's failure to tackle endemic corruption in the country.
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