New first lady of Ukraine: 9 facts about Elena Zelenskaya
'21.04.2019'
Source: RBC
Vladimir Zelensky, according to exit polls, won the presidential elections in Ukraine. A month later, Zelensky could officially take office as President of Ukraine, along with him Ukraine will have a new first lady. RBC collected facts about his wife Zelensky.
1. Maiden name of Elena Zelenskaya - Kiyashko, was born in Krivoy Rog in 1978 year. She and her husband were the same age, they were in school in parallel classes, but met after graduation, when both were first-year students (Vladimir studied at the Krivoy Rog Economic Institute, Elena - at Krivoy Rog Technical University).
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2. Elena and Vladimir Zelensky got married after eight years of relationships. The couple have two children. Alexandra's daughter was born in 2004, the son Cyril - in 2013.
3. By education Elena is an architect, but she practically did not work in her specialty. She quickly became involved in her husband's creative life and began to help with writing scripts for the 95 Quarter studio. She also owns 0,01% in the company of her husband Studio Quarter-95, Elena along with Vladimir is listed as the beneficiary of this company.
4. In addition, Zelenskaya is engaged in business in the consumer market. The declaration of Vladimir Zelensky states that she owns 25% in Zelaari Fish LLC, a fish processing and preserving company.
5. As reported, Elena Zelenskaya largely developed the image of a teacher Goloborodko, who became the president of Ukraine, in the series “The Servant of the People”. Thanks to this series, the idea of presidential nomination Vladimir Zelensky, who performed the role, appeared.
6. Zelenskaya, by her own admission, did not approve of her husband’s desire to run for president. Nevertheless, she did not stand aside and actively participated in the life of the campaign headquarters. Elena did not advise her husband to talk a lot with journalists during the election campaign and explained this by his inexperience.
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7. In accordance with the declaration of Vladimir Zelensky for 2017 a year, Elena owns two apartments, 129,8 and 284 square. m, and parking space. In addition, she owns a third non-residential premises with an area of 337,8 square. m and a half of another non-residential premises, the area 305,9 square. m, as well as the car Mercedes-Benz S 500 4Matic.
8. Zelenskaya has branded accessories, such as Breguet and Piaget brand watches, as well as Graff jewelry.
9. Elena Zelenskaya has not yet decided what she will do as the first lady, she admitted in March: “We have a little more time before it will be necessary to realize that you are the first lady or not. So far I have taken a time-out in my life in order not to think about it yet. I know this is a difficult role. <…> It seems to me that this tandem should repeat what is actually happening in the family. We have a leader in our family. I help, support as much as I can, but it seems to me that pulling the blanket, focusing on yourself - that would be absolutely wrong. " At the same time, Elena noted that she was ready to edit her husband's speeches for presidential speeches.
Note, according to the results of the National exit poll, Vladimir Zelensky is leading in the elections with 73,2% of votes, and 25,3% of respondents cast votes for Petro Poroshenko.
- Recall, April 21, in 08: 00 Kiev time (1: 00 in New York) in Ukraine began voting in the second round of the presidential election. Voting will last to 20: 00 (13: 00 in New York). As of 15: 00 (8: 00 in New York), turnout was 45,27% (data from 197 counties are counted).Forum Daily broadcasts online elections in Ukraine.
