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C貌ig bliadhna an d猫idh an ar-a-mach mu dheireadh san Ugr脿in, tha muinntir na d霉thcha a' tilleadh gu na bogsaichean baileit an ath mh矛os airson ceann-suidhe a thaghadh. Am-bliadhna-sa tha 44 tagraiche air an ainm a chur air adhart聽- an 脿ireamh 脿s 脿irde a-riamh. Bha beachd ann gum biodh an r猫is eadar dithis; an Ceann-suidhe Petro Poroshenko a tha a' sireadh d脿rna teirm agus t猫 a tha air a bhith gu m貌r an s脿s ann am poilitigs na d霉thcha, Yulia Tymoshenko. Ach, a r猫ir cuid de chunntasan beachd, dh'fhaodadh tagraiche eile aig nach eil e貌las poilitigeach sam bith a' ch霉is a dh猫anamh orra. 'S e cleasaiche agus neach-comadaidh a th' ann an Volodymyr Zelenskyi, a tha aithnichte airson a bhith a' cluich caractar ceann-suidhe onarach air pr貌gram telebhisein. Do chuid, 's e c霉is-mhagaidh a tha san oidhirp aige seasamh. Ach tha e tarraingeach do dhaoine eile a tha sg矛th dhan t-seann luchd-poilitigs. Ge brith c貌 a th猫id a thaghadh tha d霉bhlain air thoiseach orra聽- leithid na h-eaconamaidh, droch ch脿irdeas leis an Ruis agus coirbteachd.

Five years on from Ukraine's last revolution, the country returns to the ballot boxes next month to elect its next president. This year there are a record 44 candidates standing. It initially appeared to be a clear race between the incumbent President Poroshenko, who is seeking a second term, and a veteran of post-Soviet Ukrainian politics, Yulia Tymoshenko.聽But, according to some polls, a complete political novice could win. Volodymyr Zelenskyi, an actor and comedian, plays the character of an honourable president on a聽TV show. Some consider his candidacy to be a bit of a joke. But he appeals to others who are tired of the same old faces. Whoever succeeds faces a number of challenges such as a struggling economy, poor relations with Russia and corruption.