Rock star seeks to upstage comedian president in Ukraine vote


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  • Monday, 08 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian musician and frontman of a popular rock band Okean Elzy, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, addresses his supporters as he announces the launch of his political party, which will participate in the October parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Standing on stage in a black t-shirt, Ukrainian rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk turns to his massed ranks of fans and asks if they are fed up about how their country is run.

"How many of us want real change ... How many of us are tired of old politics?", he shouts out, holding his microphone in the air as the crowd cheers back in response.

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