Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has scored a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election.
With nearly all ballots counted in the run-off vote, Mr Zelensky had taken more than seventy-three per cent with incumbent Petro Poroshenko trailing far behind on twenty-four per cent.
As Mr Zelensky aged forty-one told celebrating supporters that he will not let them down while Russia says it wants him to show sound judgement, honesty and pragmatism to relations can improve.
The comment came from Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev today in Russia. He added that he expected Mr Zelensky to repeat familiar ideological formulas that he used in the election campaign.
Mr Poroshenko, who admitted defeat after the first exit polls were published, has said he will not be leaving politics.
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