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The comedian who could be president - BBC News
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The report examines how Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s comedy career and political campaign overlap. In a hit television series, he plays Vasily Goloborodko, an ordinary teacher who becomes president and speaks out against corruption and the political establishment.
A commentator says viewers may be drawn to Goloborodko’s moral values and to the idea of a new kind of leader. Zelenskiy’s campaign echoes the character, making it harder to distinguish fiction from politics.
Zelenskiy says he is not a “toy” controlled by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky or other powerful figures. He also criticizes the concentration of Ukraine’s television channels and major businesses in oligarch-owned groups, arguing that ordinary people have little power.
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- Jonah Fisher, BBC Ukraine correspondent
- Volodymyr Zelenskiy
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