Surprise candidate in Ukraine elections leads the polls
Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in what appears to be a three-way contest.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukrainian comic actor and candidate in the upcoming presidential election, takes part in a production process of Servant of the People series in Kiev, Ukraine March 6, 2019. / Reuters Archive
Ukraine goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in what appears to be a three-way contest.
The incumbent Petro Poroshenko is running against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
But the real surprise is a candidate from outside of the world of politics who's been leading the polls.
TRT World'sFrancis Collings reports for Kiev.