Items tagged with: Ukrainian democracy

Routine absentee voting in the Ukrainian parliament makes a mockery of the country’s democratic aspirations and undermines the credibility of the entire political system

Many saw reformist Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych as a potential poster boy for the new Ukraine but he failed to reach the midway point in his first term

Mounting post-Maidan frustration with country’s political leadership has resulted in near historic low approval ratings

Recounting the dramatic journey from post-Soviet orphan to self-confident statehood

Ukrainian society is desperate for new leadership figures and is being dangerously alienated by a political culture devoid of ideology and dominated by populism

Flawed local elections highlight democracy deficit but cynicism will not help build a better Ukraine