Zelenskiy asks public to form his election program

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the comedian representing the protest
vote in Ukraine’s presidential vote, released an 83-second video on Jan. 8
asking the public to submit their proposals for his election program. “We will
write it with people throughout the country. Afterwards, we will find the path
to solve all problems. And then we will implement them in life,” he said,
asking the public to send him their five main problems that need solving.

Zenon Zawada: This video
could be beginning of what we predicted as the
“gradual waning” of Zelenskiy’s popularity. It’s apparent that Zelenskiy has no
team of political advisers, at least not yet. Cobbling together random
proposals with no consistent platform or strategy won’t get him elected. It
seems as though he himself is treating this campaign as a publicity stunt more
than anything else, considering he shot the video wearing an old t-shirt with
an unshaven face.