Ukrainian elections: Poroshenko and proliferating populists

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In the spring of 2018 Ukraine was already in election mode. The president and parliament that came to power in the tumult of 2014 will run for a new term in 2019 – the president in March; parliament in October. However, President Petro Poroshenko was currently trailing in fourth or fifth place in the polls. He also had the highest negative rating of any candidate: 45% of Ukrainians would not vote for him under any circumstances.

Four years after Euromaidan, the overall picture was bleak. Former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko had established a lead in the polls – but she had done so by profiting from social and economic problems rather than addressing past faults.

Source Link http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_ukrainian_elections_poroshenko_and_proliferating_populists
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ESO: Key source: Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukrainian-parliamentary-election-2014/
ESO: Key source: Ukrainian presidential election, 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukrainian-presidential-election-2014/
Atlantic Council: Blog: Ukraine Alert, 16.05.18: Do Ukraine’s Reformers Have a Real Shot at the Presidency? http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/are-ukraine-s-reformers-mature-enough-to-win-big-this-time
Atlantic Council: Blog: Ukraine Alert, 19.04.18: Why Ukraine’s Radical Parties Are Sitting Pretty for Upcoming Elections http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-ukraine-s-radical-parties-are-sitting-pretty-for-upcoming-elections

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