Ukraine Today - An Independent Political Review

Recent public opinion Poll held last week has Yushchenko on 1.6% placing him well beyond poll position and out of contention to win a second term of Office. Yushchenko who in 2005 enjoyed 52% support has been on a step decline with his public support dropping even lower then previous polls one month ago when he received 2.2%. The main issue confronting the President is not if he loses office but when and how? According to the poll there are only three main contenders to become Ukraine's next Head of State Viktor Yanukovych (24.8%), Yulia Tmochenko (16.6%) and Arseniy Yatseniuk (14.7%). The Spoiler Effect All other candidates are out of contention and instead of playing a positive roll on the outcome they have a negative roll minor Candidates such as Petro Symonenko (Communist Party - 3.3%), Volodymyr Lytvyn (Parliamentary Speaker 3.5%) and Victor Yushchenko (President 1.6%) are what is commonly referred to as "Spoiler Candidates" Under Ukraine’s two ro...

Ukraine's Constitutional Court has ruled against an Autumn Presidential Election , Freezing the date for the election and throwing the country into further political and economic uncertainty. The decision of the Constitutional Court comes as no surprise but is of no comfort to Ukraine's President, Viktor Yushchenko, either Yushchenko's desperate attempt to cling on to power for an additional three months, will force Ukraine to the polls in the midst of Ukraine's bitter cold winter. With temperatures well below freezing a January Election is not going to improve Yushchenko chances of a surprise victory. Recent opinion polls indicate a public support for Viktor Yushchenko as low as 2.2%. The last things Ukraine needs is a prolonged Presidential campaign. The sooner Ukraine can go to the polls and elect a new head of state the better off Ukraine will be. A prolonged campaign would only add to political and economic uncertainty. If Yushchenko cared for Ukraine and uphel...

Poll: Yanukovych, Tymoshenko, Yatseniuk and Lytvyn top presidential election list Today, 14:51 | Interfax-Ukraine Published in the Kyiv Post The list of leading presidential candidates includes Leader of the Regions Party Victor Yanukovych, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Head of the Front for Changes Initiative Arseniy Yatseniuk and Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn. These are the findings of a poll conducted by the Inmark Center and announced by its director, Viktor Berest, at a press conference at Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday. According to the poll, most Ukrainians are ready vote in the presidential elections. Some 32.5% said that they are ready to vote if the elections are held in the near future. Some 28.2% will "possibly" vote. Among those who said they will vote, some 24.2% support Yanukovych, 15.2% will vote for Tymoshenko, 10.7% will vote for Yatseniuk and 9.3% for ...