«Ukraine’s TV president is going to become Ukraine’s real president»- World media about election in Ukraine

According to the official results of the second round of presidental election, Volodymyr Zelenskyi got 73.22% of the vote, and Petro Poroshenko — 24.45%.

BBC considers the result of presidantal election as a huge blow to Poroshenko.

“Ukraine’s TV president is going to become Ukraine’s real president. It is fantastic,”-  said a BBC correspondent after the announcement of the exit poll results.

BBC  qualifies the election campaign as conducted alternatively to the classical canons and based on the role of Zelenskyi in the TV series Servant of the People. Zelenskyi effectively performed an «anti-campaign». He avoided political rallies and speeches, and instead concentrated to routine activities with his comedic group. There was very little in the way of politics or ideas, except for the promise of being new and different. There were few serious interviews, there were not many press conferences either.

CNN calls Zelenskyi a novice in politics whose steps are difficult to predict. Zelenskyi’s biggest role as presidential hopeful resonated well with an electorate tired of economic turmoil, militant rhetoric and escalating tensions with Russia. The team of advisors he’s chosen — a group of reform-minded technocrats — appear to be a potential signal towards the type of Ukraine he’d like to lead, one poised to act as a bridge between civil society and politics.

The Times dedicated one of its editorial articles to the newly elected President of Ukraine. Ukraine is expected to continue on a pro-western path with Volodymyr Zelenskyi as president, seeking strong ties with the United States, Britain and other European states.

According to the publication, the new leader of Ukraine cannot afford to be deceived by Putin.

“The election of the comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyi as a new president is not a reason for jokes,” said the newspaper. “His huge victory means that a person without political experience will become the commander-in-chief of a country who considers itself in an undeclared war with Russia. The danger is obvious: Zelenskyi can manipulate by Volodymyr Putin, master of political maneuvers. »

The Times writes, Ukraine needs a leader who is ready to defend the integrity of the country and can cooperate with the West in creating a modern national army capable of deterring further actions by Russia.

Reuters writes that Ukraine entered uncharted political waters after final results showed a comedian with no political experience and few detailed policies had dramatically upended the status quo and won the country’s presidential election by a landslide.

“Since there is complete uncertainty about the economic policy of the person who will become president, we simply don’t know what is going to happen and that worries the financial community,” said Serhiy Fursa, an investment banker at Dragon Capital in Kiev. The United States, the European Union and Russia will be closely watching Zelenskyi’s foreign policy pronouncements to see if and how he might try to end the war against pro-Russian separatists.

The New York Times  writes that Mr. Zelensky’s victory will  deliver a stinging rebuke to a political and business establishment represented by Mr. Poroshenko, a billionaire candy tycoon who campaigned on the nationalist slogan “Army, language, faith.” After five years of grinding war with Russian proxies in the east of Ukraine, voters appeared to send a signal that they were more concerned with the internal menaces of corruption and poverty — ignoring Mr. Poroshenko’s warning, delivered after he cast his own ballot on Sunday, that voting for a comedian “is not funny” and could lead to “painful” consequences.

Before the official results, world leaders congratulated president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskyi for his win.

French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Mr Zelensky in a phone call, as did Poland’s President Andrzej Duda.

In a tweet, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: «You will now truly be the Servant of the People.»

The US embassy in Ukraine tweeted its congratulations while European Council President Donald Tusk said the EU was «determined to continue its support» for Ukraine.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote his tribute in Ukrainian.

“I am convinced that in this position you, Volodymyr Oleksiyovych, will make every effort for the friendly relations between Armenia and Ukraine to reach a new level and serve our people! I wish you success!” he said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote a Twitter post, expressing hope for continued cooperation with the new Ukrainian president.

“Congratulations to Volodymyr Zelenskyi on winning Ukraine’s presidential elections. Ukraine is a valued NATO partner & we look forward to continuing our cooperation,” he said.

United States President Doland Trump also promised to continue supporting Ukraine. According to the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations, Kurt Volker, Trump congratulated Zelenskyi via a telephone call.

British Prime Minister Theresa May also extended her congratulations, adding that “the UK is steadfast in its support for Ukrainian sovereignty.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek, and Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz have also congratulated Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

European leaders called on him to continue reforming the country and moving towards Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration.