The Launch of the Electoral Campaign in Ukraine Signals the Beginning of a Tumultuous Political Year

... should the election be held today. In fact, her popularity grew over the summer, up from 13.3 per cent in May. Anatolii Hrytsenko, former minister of defence who currently leads the Civil Position party, ranks second with 8.4 per cent. Current President Petro Poroshenko is third with 7.9 per cent. The top three candidates are followed by: Vadym Rabinovych, the leader of the For Life party (6.7 per cent); opposition politician Yurii Boyko (6.4 per cent); actor Volodymyr Zelensky (6.1 per cent); leader ...