Comedian wins Ukraine presidential race

By Matthias Williams and Andrew Osborn
Updated April 22 2019 - 7:03am, first published 7:00am
Volodymyr Zelensky has won 70% of the votes in Ukraine's presidential run-off, exit polls show.
Volodymyr Zelensky has won 70% of the votes in Ukraine's presidential run-off, exit polls show.

Ukraine has entered uncharted political waters after exit polls showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had easily won enough votes to become the next president of a country at war.

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