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Elections in Ukraine
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Over 100 NGOs say Ukraine cannot hold elections in wartime
Holding presidential elections in Ukraine in wartime could undermine national unity and provide openings for Russian disinformation, Ukrainian NGOs tell foreign critics.
Ukraine’s new generation of entrepreneurs dreams of ending the era of the oligarchs
In Ukraine, there is only one privileged kind of business — that which belongs to oligarchs. Oligarchs invest…
Vitaly Portnikov: “The ghost of the Soviet Union was definitively buried in Ukraine in 2014”
Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was forced to resign following a week of protests against the rigged parliamentary elections.…
As local elections approach, Ukraine’s national battle for reforms continues
Oligarchs re-entrenching themselves back into politics In his opening remarks, Jonathan Katz, a Senior Fellow and Director of…
Why eastern Ukraine continues to support pro-Russian politicians in the seventh year of war
[editorial]With local elections coming soon, eastern Ukraine is expected to vote in favor of the pro-Russian ancien regime,…
East-West electoral divide is a myth, Ukrainian voting patterns since 2006 show
[editorial]The East-West electoral divide in Ukraine is deep and perennial, a popular saying goes. However, an analysis conducted…
5,000 detained as Belarus protests against rigged elections second day in a row, national strike announced
On 9 August, in what is called an election in Belarus, incumbent President Alyaksandr Lukashenka officially came out…
What you need to know about the unprecedented Belarus presidential election, in a nutshell
[editorial]Today, Belarus goes to vote for president. It is an unusual election in many senses. Incumbent “last dictator…
Ukraine’s cut of state funding to parties reverted step towards de-oligarchization of politics
In July 2016, legislation on prevention and countering political corruption was amended in a way that foresaw providing…
Zelenskyy sacks well-functioning Central Election Commission, raising worries about capitulation to Russia on Donbas
Ukraine’s parliament voted in favor of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss all the Central Election Commission (CEC)…
Ukraine finally gets a new Election Code. It’s the first step to an effective political system
After 17 unsuccessful attempts, on 11 July the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine finally passed a new Election Code.…
Can Ukraine escape the post-communist trap?
The last six months in Ukraine have generated a level of optimism not seen since the 2014 Maidan…
Russian sharp power targeting the European elections in Central-Eastern Europe
International polling, such as Pew’s 2018 research, has been proving the failure of Russian “soft power” since Russia…
Three reasons why a comedian should not be president of Ukraine
I am heartened and saddened by Ukrainian opinion polls. Saddened because Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in first place and…
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.…
Three weeks before Ukrainian elections: Zelenskyi leads polls while Tymoshenko and Poroshenko fight each other
Zelenskyy goes up, Tymoshenko takes a dive For the first time in Ukrainian elections, a “poll of polls”…
In Ukraine, oligarchs set the election agenda using their TV
Largely, the reason for this is that the largest Ukrainian media outlets are owned, and thus controlled, privately.…
Union of democratic candidates may change balance of forces during Ukraine’s presidential election
On March 1, Andriy Sadovyi, mayor of Lviv and leader of the Samopomich party, withdrew his candidacy for…
Ukrainian prankers organize rent-a-mob rally in support of serial killer “presidential candidate”
Low-scale political corruption in Ukraine: rent-a-mobs and votes for sale Rent-a-mob rallies Not every rally in Ukraine is…
Trukhanov’s criminal grip over Odesa akin to “separatist republic” – activist who survived murder attempt
Euromaidan Press talked to Odesa activist Vitaliy Ustymenko to ascertain how the situation in the city currently looks.…