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Ukraine campaign heats up with new court, truck video
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president on Thursday ordered the creation of a special anti-corruption court in an apparent attempt to catch up with his challenger, who has taken a commanding lead in the presidential runoff race.
A poll conducted by the Reiting survey group found comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy with 61% support while President Petro Poroshenko had 24% ahead of a runoff set for April 21. The poll released Thursday was based on answers from 3,000 respondents and had a margin of error of 1.8 percentage points.
The 41-year-old comic actor, who plays the role of the nation’s president in a hugely popular TV sitcom, has never held political office.