Ukraine set to elect comedian as president

By Matthias Williams
Updated April 21 2019 - 5:03pm, first published 5:00pm
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has led the polls ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has led the polls ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Ukraine.

Ukrainians have begun voting in an election expected to thrust a comedian with no prior political experience into the presidency of a country at war and hungry for change.

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