Why the Ukrainian parliament voted to change the election system against its own will
On November 6, the most unexpected vote since the Euromaidan revolution took place in Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). It…
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Who is Putin’s candidate of choice in the Bundestag?
The elections for the Bundestag, the German parliament, are approaching and Moscow's attempts to influence the outcome of the…
Four things to know about the new political season in Ukraine
Autumn is a hot time for politics. On September 5, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) got back to…
Poll: How will Russia interfere with the final round of the French presidential elections?
On April 23, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French…
Electing bad leaders in Ukraine: how to break the vicious cycle #UAreforms
Over the last few months, rumors have intensified that Ukraine will hold early parliamentary elections. Also, Ukraine’s population…
Bulgaria, Moldova elect pro-Russian presidents
In Moldova, Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon has claimed victory over pro-European leader Maia Sandu: early November 14,…
How a Trump victory would affect the economy of Ukraine
If the markets are wrong and Trump wins tomorrow, a "black Wednesday" awaits us. The stock exchange prices will…
Statistical method reveals voting fraud of Russia’s pro-Putin party
A simple statistical method reveals that Putin's party Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia) received its "landslide victory" as a result…
Elections in the occupied territories delegitimized Russia’s Parliament
On 18 September 2016, one of the most illegitimate elections to the Russian Federation Duma (Parliament) took place. As predicted,…
Two years after Euromaidan, elections still dirty business in Ukraine
Starting from 2014, several waves of elections have swept over Ukraine. First the Early Presidential elections, then the…
Merkel says Donbas elections are currently impossible
Elections in ORDLO (occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) are currently impossible because of the complicated security…
The mayoral election in Kryvyi Rih puts the system in agony
The Ukrainian oligarchic system is facing a threat The Ukrainian oligarchic system is facing a threat. It comes…
Disabled activist Ivan Kosmyna elected deputy in Ternopil oblast
Ivan Kosmyna believes that disabilities should not be an obstacle to participating in local government. He was elected…
Thousands protest vote-rigging in Kryvyi Rih, demand to change oligarchic rule
The falsified results of mayoral elections in Kryvyi Rih have led to protests with thousands participants. This example has shown that people…
The “Mykolayiv miracle”: IT director defeats oligarch-supported opponent in local elections
It's celebration time in the election team of Oleksandr Senkevych, the mayor of Mykolayiv, a regional center in South Ukraine.…
Descendant of Tereshchenko dynasty wins in Hlukhiv
Michel Tereshchenko, civic activist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and descendant of the legendary Tereshchenko dynasty has won the mayoral election…
Local elections will not take place in 51% of Donbas communities
On 25 October 2015, Ukrainians will be taking part in local elections. 51% of Donbas local communities will…
Controversial Donbas elections law discussed in Minsk
Serhiy Rachmanin, deputy editor of Dzerkalo Tyzhnia (Mirror of the Week), in a article published by the newspaper…
The new political landscape of Ukraine
Geographical peculiarities of presidential and parliamentary elections of 2014 During the last year, two national elections were held…
Russia’s opposition unites to defeat Putin. Maxim Katz explains who’s who
Russia’s fragmented political opposition is getting back on its feet and finally uniting after the shocking murder in…