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.…
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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.…
Fifty shades of Ukrainian populism: Tymoshenko, Zelenskyi, and the Chiaroscuro principle
The three-month campaign leading up to the spring presidential elections officially started on 31 December 2018. According to…
Why Ukrainians keep voting for the wrong people
A strange conversation occurred on one of the streets of the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in late November…
Risk zones of Russia’s meddling in Ukraine’s 2019 elections
The presidential and parliamentarian elections are coming up. Considering this, Ukraine should be prepared for Russian meddling, stresses…
“Savior of the nation”: how Poroshenko bets on fear of Russia in bid to get reelected
In the spring of 2019, current president Petro Poroshenko will seek to be reelected to a second term,…
Ukrainians prefer comedian to current president and other insights from pre-election polls
In the last four years many things have changed in Ukraine - it experienced a de-facto war with…
How Russia will meddle in Ukraine’s 2019 elections
This article was originally published on Ukrinform and is being republished with permission. "If it walks like a duck,…
Russia betting on internal conflict in Ukraine
The Ukrainian state has taken two independent actions which have obliged Russia to accelerate its preparations for intervening…
Voting with no real choice: the upcoming elections and Ukrainian reality
What do we really want? Against a backdrop of daily stupidity perpetrated by our “criminal government” and the…
With elections approaching, electoral reform in Ukraine still a distant hope
Elections are approaching in Ukraine. In 2019, Ukrainians will vote for a new president and parliament. However, despite…
The main difference between Ukraine and Russia
A Radio Svoboda listener asked me how Russia differs from Ukraine. The answer was self-evident -- by the…