Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky played a man who accidentally became Ukraine's president in the 2015 series Servant Of The People.
The 53-year-old came to power in 2014 with the image of a"good oligarch", and was nicknamed the Chocolate King because most of his fortune came from the Roshen confectionery company.
He has also made economic reforms that pleased international leaders but impacted the Ukrainian people with higher utility bills.Yulia Tymoshenko, who has served twice as prime minister, is making her third run at the presidency and came third in the poll with 9.7%. Ms Tymoshenko became prime minister after the 2004 Orange Revolution protests in which she was a major figure.
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