Zelensky: Two Months As Ukraine's Most Unusual President
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published July 18, 2019 | 08:20 AM
Kiev, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jul, 2019 ) :During his first three months as Ukraine's leader, comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has not yet done anything that would affect ordinary lives, but has completely changed the style of the country's presidency.
The 41-year-old has played a twofold game, underlining that he is a man of the people while attacking the traditional political class that he has denounced as corrupt.
During his inauguration on May 20, Zelensky arrived at Ukraine's parliament from his nearby home by foot.
During his inaugural speech, he announced the dissolution of parliament and early elections which will be held on Sunday.
Unlike former Ukrainian presidents who wore formal suits, Zelensky often appears at meetings without a tie and sometimes without a jacket -- even when it comes to high-ranking foreign guests.
During a meeting with German and French foreign ministers in May he appeared in a dark shirt with rolled up sleeves.
Zelensky wore a blue shirt under a bulletproof vest during his first visit to the frontline in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is fighting pro-Russia rebels, in contrast to his predecessor Petro Poroshenko who always wore a military uniform when visiting the area.
During a visit to Mariupol on June 15, Zelensky surprised crowds by running through a park fountain with children in the summer heat.
He did so in front of surprised local residents, then jumped into a car and drove away.
In June Zelensky announced a controversial plan to move the presidential administration from a hulking Soviet-era building in central Kiev to a multifunctional complex that holds exhibitions, conferences and forums.
The president previously told AFP that he was "very uncomfortable" in the building where all Ukrainian presidents have worked and once said that a terminal inside Kiev's Boryspil airport would be a good place for his office.
He also opened the road that houses the presidential administration to ordinary citizens.
This month Zelensky made a surprise decision to cancel the Independence Day military parade this August -- one of the country's key events since the beginning of a conflict with Russia-backed rebels in the east that has claimed around 13,000 lives.
Instead he promised to allocate 300 million hryvnia (more than 10 million Euros) as awards to Ukrainian soldiers.
The new president is already known for slamming officials publicly.
During one meeting in mid-July he shouted at an official in a crowded room after finding out about his "criminal past" on the internet.
"Get out of here, you bandit," Zelensky shouted.
Analyst Volodymyr Fesenko believes that the president's behaviour is popular among voters and has contributed to his approval rising ratings.
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