The frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential election, Volodymyr Zelensky, has styled his candidacy after the character he plays on TV
encouraging thing about Ukraine’s presidential election is that nobody knows who is going to win. In that sense, democracy in Ukraine is healthy—certainly more so than in its post-Soviet neighbours Russia and Belarus. The latest polls show Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian-cum-candidate, leading, with the support of some 30% of the voters who have made up their minds.
Yet the campaign’s competitiveness masks other ailments. Accusations of vote-buying are flying; Ukraine’s oligarchs continue to exert outsize influence through their media empires. The result’s uncertainty also reflects deep frustration among the people. The Maidan revolution, which overthrew President Viktor Yanukovych five years ago, offered the chance of straightening out Ukraine’s crooked politics.
That distrust of the establishment explains Mr Zelensky’s appeal. One of the country’s most popular actors, he is best known for “Servant of the People”, aseries in which he plays a schoolteacher who vaults to the presidency after a video of his rant about corruption goes viral. Mr Zelensky has borrowed the show’s title for the name of his political party, and has styled his candidacy after his character, often blurring the lines between make-believe and reality.
It would be hard to find two faces in Ukrainian politics older than Mr Poroshenko and Ms Tymoshenko. A confectionery mogul and former minister who came to office in 2014 promising to root out corruption, Mr Poroshenko has been dogged by allegations of graft against his entourage since then. His campaign has focused on nation-building and security issues.
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