More Elections Provide Another Barometer for Ukraine’s Development

Ukraine’s local elections in October 2015 will largely be driven by local concerns, but there are a number of key trends that could point to the direction of politics in Kyiv.

OSCE: ODIHR: Ukraine: Local elections, 25 October 2015 http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ukraine/177906

Wikipedia: Ukrainian local elections, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_local_elections,_2015

ESO: Background information: Cautious optimism on Ukraine after Paris summit http://www.europeansources.info/record/cautious-optimism-on-ukraine-after-paris-summit/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe 23.10.15: Ukraine’s Testing Local Elections http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=61728

Ukraine: President: News, 23.10.15: President met with international observers: It is a matter of honor to ensure free and fair choice of citizens during these local elections http://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/prezident-zustrivsya-z-mizhnarodnimi-sposterigachami-sprava-36200

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 23.10.15: Democracy and Disorientation: Ukraine Votes in Local Elections http://carnegieendowment.org/2015/10/23/democracy-and-disorientation-ukraine-votes-in-local-elections/ijlw?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohva%2FNZKXonjHpfsX56OotXq%2B2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GT8VjI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrnAMbBwzLgFWhI%3D

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 27.10.15: After Ukraine’s Local Elections: Early Misinterpretations http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=61760

ECFR: Commentary, 29.10.15: Five lessons from the local elections in Ukraine http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_five_lessons_from_the_local_elections_in_ukraine4087

The Huffington Post, 30.10.15: Local Elections in Ukraine Bring Mixed Results http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mathieu-boulegue/local-elections-in-ukrain_b_8429472.html

Deutsche Welle, 26.10.15: Ukraine elections comply with democratic standards: OSCE http://dw.com/p/1GuSY

The Guardian, 21.10.15: Ukraine elections: high stakes and dirty tricks in hotly contested vote http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/21/ukraine-elections-dirty-tricks

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