Saturday, March 30, 2019

Images for the Day: The Ukrainian Presidential Election


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 A campaign billboard for President Petro O. Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine. He was elected in 2014, just three months after an uprising. Credit: Hoffman for The New York Times


Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky, center, on set during the filming of his television show. Mr. Zelensky, a well-known comedian, has parlayed his performance as a fictional teacher vaulted to the presidency after an anti-corruption tirade went viral into a serious campaign. Credit:  Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times


A workshop in Kharkiv that trains volunteers in street theater and other nonviolent political action. Diana Berg, right, the founder of the group that organized the workshop, became an activist after she was driven from her home in Donetsk. Credit: Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times


A volunteer for the presidential campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister, handing out literature before a rally in Kiev. Credit: Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

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