Volodymyr Zelenskiy is a Ukrainian politician, actor, comedian, director and the President-elect of Ukraine. He started his career as a comedian before establishing himself in politics. Before winning the presidential election, he played the role of President of Ukraine in the popular Ukrainian television series ‘Servant of the People,’ which was produced by his production company ‘Kvartal 95.’ Interestingly, people associated with ‘Kvartal 95’ registered a political party called ‘Servant of the People’ on March 31, 2018, with the production company's lawyer Ivan Bakanov leading the party. On December 31, 2018, Zelenskiy announced his candidacy for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election. On April 21, 2019, Zelenskiy defeated Petro Poroshenko with more than 70% of the votes to win the election.
