Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the 6th president of Ukraine. Before entering politics, he was a comedian, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director.
Before his political career, he obtained a law degree. He created a production company, Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, TV comedy shows, including Serviteur du peuple (2015), in which Zelenskyy played the role of President of Ukraine. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Zelenskiy announced his candidacy for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election on the evening of 31 December 2018, alongside the New Year's Eve address of President Petro Poroshenko on 1+1 TV Channel. At the time, Zelenskyy had already been one of the front-runners in opinion polls for the election. Zelenskyy won the election with 73.22% of the vote in the second round, defeating Poroshenko.
Before his political career, he obtained a law degree. He created a production company, Kvartal 95, which produces films, cartoons, TV comedy shows, including Serviteur du peuple (2015), in which Zelenskyy played the role of President of Ukraine. A political party bearing the same name as the television show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.
Zelenskiy announced his candidacy for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election on the evening of 31 December 2018, alongside the New Year's Eve address of President Petro Poroshenko on 1+1 TV Channel. At the time, Zelenskyy had already been one of the front-runners in opinion polls for the election. Zelenskyy won the election with 73.22% of the vote in the second round, defeating Poroshenko.