CEC registers Zelensky, Smeshko, Bohoslovka, thus raising number of presidential contenders in Ukraine to 26

17:51, 30.01.2019 1 min read

Entertainer Volodymyr Zelensky, former SBU chief Ihor Smeshko, and former MP Inna Bohoslovska have been officially registered as candidates running for president of Ukraine.

A respective decision was made by the CEC at its meeting on Wednesday, a correspondent of the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency has reported.

Zelensky was nominated by his party The Servant of the People while Smeshko and Bohoslovska are self-nominees.