protesters have been arrested so far organizers extinction rebellion want the government to declare a climate of urgency and eliminate greenhouse gases. now to ukraine where the comedian volodymyr is the lenski has won a landslide victory in the presidential election with the celt vote count almost complete selenski has taken seventy three percent while the incumbent petro poroshenko has managed only twenty four percent it s a stunning rebuke for ukraine s political stablish minutes specially as lenski has only ever been involved in pretend politics before. he went from playing a president on t.v. to being one in real life this is the moment fall a dream is a learned skill the new president elect of ukraine find out that he d won on the world stage he s just the latest political novice with an affection for social media to sweep aside the old guard are very northing your thing you ever bought him
political party was eventually named after the t.v. show selenski has been the unlikely front runner for most of the election with poll ratings flying he even went so far as to not show up for one of two scheduled stadium debates against incumbent petro poroshenko the fact that ukrainians have already spent years watching him play it being president may have helped him ascend selenski projected a sense that people could trust him whereas parsha the more experienced candidate who is seen as corrupt. must be mad he said next month i will leave my post as president of the country. we dish this is what was decided by the majority of ukrainians favors and i accept this decision utils look if i will leave the office of the presidency which is but i would like to emphasize i am not leaving politics. with. many ukrainians are looking for something new.
. selenski actually studied law at university but never practiced instead opting for a burgeoning comedy career in twenty fifteen he began starring as a fictional ukrainian president in the sitcom servant of the people. his own political party was eventually named after the t.v. show selenski has been the unlikely front runner for most of the election with poll ratings flying he even went so far as to not show up for one of two scheduled stadium debates against incumbent petro poroshenko the fact that ukrainians have already spent years watching him play it being president and they have helped him ascend selenski projected a sense that people could trust him whereas par shank the more experienced candidate who is seen as corrupt. and he said next month i will leave my post as president of the country. this is what was
a count almost complete selenski has taken seventy three percent of the vote while the incumbent petro poroshenko has managed only twenty four percent it s a stunning rebuke for ukraine s political establishment especially as alinsky has ever only been involved in pretend politics before. thank you went from playing a president on t.v. to being one in real life this is the moment followed amy is a landscape the new president elect of ukraine find out that he d won on the world stage he s just the latest political novice with an affection for social media to sweep aside the old guard are very smart thing you re saying you ever brought him up selenski actually studied law at university but never practiced instead opting for a burgeoning comedy career in twenty fifteen he began starring as a fictional ukrainian president in the sitcom servant of the people. his own
so see we see via reach happened today reach back hundreds look in the chest effect jamila nash made in thanks so much for your time. exit polls from ukraine s presidential election show a landslide victory for the comedian for not emirs a lansky according to early results the challenger has won comfortably with over seventy percent of the vote if confirmed it will mean selenski will go from playing the president on t.v. to becoming the country s real leader he came well ahead of incumbent petro poroshenko he s conceded his defeat and congratulated selenski. joining us now from zelinsky election event in kiev is d w correspondent nick connelly nick exit polls have been released the crowds at the event where you are must have been jubilant. you have to. come to you