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

... stand a chance of winning the election. The rest are aiming at short-term benefits, but will still use their clout and links to major-league business as additional lever in support of more promising candidates. The latest opinion polls indicate that Yulia Tymoshenko leads the pack. A recent survey conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation in conjunction with the Razumkov Centre suggests that Tymoshenko, a former prime minister of Ukraine, would get 17.8 per cent of the votes 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 ...