The EU and Ukraine: hapless but not hopeless

The October 2012 parliamentary elections have shown that the Ukrainian society is gearing up for change. The Party of Regions’ victory was narrower than expected and marred by post-election turmoil in a dozen of districts across Ukraine. Ukrainian voters demonstrated some level of resilience against an illiberal political regime, but a real alternative to the current political class has yet to emerge. In this process, the EU should remain critical towards the government, but at the same time open towards Ukrainians.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukrainian-parliamentary-election-2012/

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