Maybe it was not such a great idea to elect a TV show to your government, Ukraine?<p><i>this is copied from an older comment</i><p>The Ukrainian government has a... <i>fascinating</i> origin story.<p>Ever hear people say "oh politicians are just actors reading lines"?<p>Well, the President of Ukraine is an actual actual actor and comedian. His last acting job was the lead in a series that ran from 2015 to 2019, when he was elected president. The role? An ordinary guy rants online about government corruption, goes viral, and is elected President of Ukraine.<p>That is not a mistake. The actual President of Ukraine was elected months after staring in a series as the unlikely President of Ukraine! <a href="https://imdb.com/name/nm3305952" rel="nofollow">https://imdb.com/name/nm3305952</a><p>Before his role as president, he and his comedy troupe, Kvartal 95, joked about the Maidan massacre. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lY5LUPNbE&t=599s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33lY5LUPNbE&t=599s</a><p>To win the election, Zelensky had to beat Yulia Tymoshenko. At the last minute, a third candidate entered the race, incidentally also called Y. Tymoshenko. So there where now 2 Y Tymoshenkos on the ballot, causing confusion. And a comedian won the race for president. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko#2019_presiden" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko#2019_presiden</a>...<p>After being elected, Zelensky said<p><pre><code> "Don't worry. We will not have nepotism. "
During the first year of Zelensky's presidency, more than 30 people who previously worked for, or with Kvartal 95 or its subsidiaries, received government positions.
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Some highlights from the current roster..<p><pre><code> Serhiy Trofimov - First Deputy Head of the Administration (Head of the Office) of the President of Ukraine , formerly - Executive Producer of the Quarter 95 Studio;
Yuriy Kostyuk - Deputy Head of the Administration (Head of the Office) of the President of Ukraine , screenwriter and author of the Studio "Quarter 95", creative producer of the series "Servant of the People"
Serhiy Shefir - First Aide to President Zelensky, formerly Screenwriter, Producer and Director of Kvartal 95 Studio;
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It gets better....<p><pre><code> Iryna Pobedonostseva - Director General of the Directorate for Information Policy of the Office of the President of Ukraine [30] , formerly (according to media reports) - Director of Development of the Studio "Quarter 95";
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And my favourite...<p><pre><code> Ivan Bakanov - Head of the Security Service of Ukraine , formerly a lawyer and head of the Studio "Quarter 95";
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<a href="https://uk-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%" rel="nofollow">https://uk-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%82%</a>...<p>So, the government of Ukraine is made up of actors, screenwriters, and producers, who's work resembled a post-modern Ukrainian Monty Python. It is like John Cleese started the Monty Python party, got elected, and is now pushing for nuclear war.