Ukrainian comedian known for playing the president on TV wins Ukraine's presidency

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Volodymyr Zelensky, 41, defeated incumbent President Petro Poroshenko with more than 70% of the vote to win Ukraine's presidential election, according to exit polls. Zelensky, who will become Ukraine's first Jewish president, played the president of Ukraine on the TV series Servant of the People from 2015 to 2019.