Poroshenko stands alone. Ukraine politics in a pre-election year
Poroshenko stands alone. Ukraine politics in a pre-election year
Author(s): Tadeusz Iwański
Subject(s): Governance, Developing nations, Geopolitics
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: Poroshenko; Ukraine
Summary/Abstract: The year 2019 will be an election year in Ukraine, with a presidential election in the spring and a parliamentary election in the autumn. The short timeframe and the order in which these two elections will be held increase the chances of the winner of the presidential election forming the largest faction in parliament. The first phase of election campaigning has already begun, with Petro Poroshenko and Yulia Tymoshenko as the main contenders, but opinion polls are inconclusive. The atmosphere surrounding the campaign is one of mistrust on the part of voters in the authorities and the political class. Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution created expectations politicians could not fulfil.
Series: OSW Commentary
- Page Count: 8
- Publication Year: 2018
- Language: English
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