Jewish-Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky wins landslide victory in country's presidential election

A Jewish actor and comedian whose only political experience is playing the President of Ukraine has been won the country’s presidential election by a landslide, receiving more than 70 per cent of the vote.

Volodymyr Zelensky, best known as playing his role on Servant of the People, has transformed fiction into reality after overwhelmingly beating previous president Petro Poroshenko, in a runoff election held on Sunday.

The first round of voting, held three weeks ago, saw Mr Zelensky receive twice as many votes as Mr Poroshenko, his nearest rival.

Mr Poroshenko conceded on Sunday evening, saying that he would stand down from office next month, but stressed that he would not be leaving politics.