Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
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Ukraine gets youngest ever PM as political novices pack parliament
- Europe
- August 29, 2019, 19:34
Lawyer Oleksiy Honcharuk has become Ukraine’s youngest ever prime minister as political newcomers poured into the nation’s parliament and its preside(...)

Ukraine’s new political class: wrestler, pizza man, wedding snapper, comedian
- Europe
- July 24, 2019, 11:20
An 80-year-old aerospace tycoon fell to a young wedding photographer; a veteran power broker lost his seat of two decades to the owner of a small pizz(...)

Ukrainian president's party poised to claim historic election majority
- Europe
- July 22, 2019, 18:19
The party of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy is poised to secure an overall majority in the country’s parliament, after a historic election vi(...)

Ukrainian president’s party celebrates as exit polls point to election landslide
- Europe
- July 21, 2019, 20:35
The party of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy dominated Sunday’s parliamentary elections, exit polls suggest, as voters backed the ex-comedian’(...)

Ukrainian president's party set to lead election purge of old guard
- Europe
- July 19, 2019, 16:55
The party of Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is set to dominate the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, and hopes to secure a m(...)

Rock star joins Ukraine’s comedian president on changing political stage
- Europe
- July 15, 2019, 16:30
A year ago, two of Ukraine’s most popular entertainers were still busy doing the things that made them famous: Volodymyr Zelenskiy was working on anot(...)

Oligarch returns to Ukraine ahead of new president's inauguration
- Europe
- May 16, 2019, 18:19
Ukraine’s president-elect and erstwhile comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy has confirmed that he will take office next Monday, as the return of his scandal-(...)