Ukraine elects comedian as president

Ukraine elects comedian as president

April 22, 2019 4:35 pm MST.

Have you heard the one about a comedian winning a presidential election? It’s no joke. Melissa Duggan on the actor who won Ukraine’s election in a landslide victory.

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