Will Ukraine ever get a new Election Code to improve lackluster politics? Society doesn’t give up
Election reform is one of the most needed, yet protracted changes in Ukraine. In 2014 both society and…
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What Ihor Kolomoiskyi hopes for in the last battle of Ukrainian oligarchs
Contents What it takes to be a Ukrainian oligarch From the consensus of equal players to Poroshenko against…
What we know about the parties aiming for Ukraine’s next parliament
Estimates on which political parties will make it to the Verkhovna Rada, or Ukrainian parliament, in the 21…
How Zelenskyi’s party plans to win elections
Contents An internet party to win? Look under the wrapper: is it possible to implement the announced plan…
Zelenskyi team proposes referendum on peace deal with Russia. Here’s why that’s a problem
On 21 May, newly-appointed Ukrainian Presidential Administration head Andriy Bohdan stirred up controversy with Ukrainian political commentators when…
Will Ukraine’s new government spend savings, or continue responsible economic policies?
Uncertain statements regarding the cooperation with the IMF and the need to cooperate It’s common for all states…
Power of TV still rules Ukrainian politics, presidential election shows
Independent media is one of the most important components of democracy, especially during the election period, when the…
Vitaly Portnikov: Ukraine is slowly disappearing from the geopolitical chessboard
In the recent past, Ukraine has never had to express such a demand. Any telephone conversations between the…
Prime minister resigns, Parliament is dismissed as Ukraine enters period of turbulence
According to the Constitution, the Ukrainian President is very limited in his power. The Parliament appoints the Government,…
Ukrainian Parliament doesn’t support Zelenskyi’s bill to change election system
On Wednesday, 22 May, the first legislative initiative of the newly elected president Volodymyr Zelenskyy failed in the…
Zelenskyi’s first appointments: Kolomoiskyi’s lawyer, cronies, experts
The appointee to the Army's General Staff wasn't mentioned as a member of the Zelenskyy team before. One…
Vitaly Portnikov: The Game of Thrones is just beginning
Why? Because everyone would be discussing the final episode of the most popular TV series in the world,…
With inauguration set for 20 May, Zelenskyi eyes ways to disband Parliament for snap elections
On 21 April, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy won a landslide victory at the runoff round of the Ukrainian presidential…
Four faces of Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the rockstar running for Ukrainian Parliament
On 16 May, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, the famous frontman of the highly popular Ukrainian rock-band Okean Elzy, finally officially…
Muslims will trigger disintegration of new Russian empire, Ukrainian mufti says
Mufti Said Ismagilov, head of the Umma Muslim Spiritual Directorate of Ukraine, says that the looming disintegration of…
Kyiv calls for defense of minority nations in Russia against Moscow oppression
The supporters of incumbent Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko are calling on the Verkhovna Rada to adopt an appeal…
Putin’s plan for Ukraine
Representatives of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky say that the expansion of the “Normandy format” negotiations to resolve the…
The difference between Zelenskyi and Poroshenko: piecing together the evidence
Contents Professionalism The candidates’ teams Program and course for the next 5 years Pro-Russian and anti-Russian Read more:…
The ultimate guide to how Ukrainian elections could be falsified
The fact that the objective of Russian propaganda is to delegitimize the Ukrainian presidential elections was already evident…
Oligarchic shadow of Ukraine’s 2019 elections
This article was first published at ukraineverstehen.de “Oligarchic rule” is the phrase which people often use to describe Ukraine.…