Days before Ukraine went to the polls, a team of investigative journalists at Bihus.info published correspondence between staff of president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s election headquarters. It talked about four groups of influence within the headquarters of the new president. These were called “Uncle” – referring to people associated with oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, “Kvartalivtsi” – referring to Zelenskiy’s partners in the Kvartal 95 Studio, an entertainment production company, “Nizhnie” – people close to lawyer Serhiy Nizhniy and “Regions” – those coordinated by Ilya Pavlyuk, former aide to deputy Ihor Kaletnik. Hromadske looked at who makes up Zelenskiy’s team and whether the four groups of influence really exist.
2019 Presidential Election
Hromadske: How is president-elect Zelenskiy’s team being formed?
Ukrainian then-presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with journalists a at a polling station during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election in Kyiv on April 21, 2019.
