October Ukrainian Election lowest turnout on record With 35Million voters registered (Including Crimea) less than 15.5Million voters participated with the most of the non participants coming from Eastern Ukraine. The voter turnout was lower in all Regions (Oblasts) By comparison we compared the 2012 Parliamentary elections to the October 26, 2014 election. 35800128 registered 20388019 (56.94%) voted 35373498 registered ~15772155 (44.58%) voted A difference of 12.37% or 4.73 million voters * Crimea represents ~02.04% voters Most if not all of the non-voters in 2014 would have supported Party of Regions or the Communist Party of Ukraine For detailed publication of election results Click here see our dynamic election map Official Election results CVK website
On November 11 in the lead-up to the 2010 election Viktor Yushchenko, a caretaker president, has vetoed Ukraine's proposed tax on cigarettes . Yushchenko may have traded the health of Ukraine for a few cheap votes. Serious concern has been raised that Yushchenko has been paid off by the Tobacco lobby and may have been offered in return substantial financial support for his re-election campaign. It is estimated that one in three adults smoke in Ukraine. Tobacco related products are the greatest cause of death and poor public health. It kills more people then the flu. Governments world wide have acted to try and prevent the sale of tobacco and taxation is the best weapon against its spread. Yushchenko in justifying his veto of the proposed taxation of tobacco products has falsely claimed that if the cost of cigarettes are increased Ukraine would be the target of illegal smuggling. This is far from the truth. Ukraine is one of cheapest suppliers of tobacco products in Europ
Exit polls from Ukraine's September 30 Parliamentary elections are indicating a divided country with Bloc Yulia Tymoshchenko along with Party of Regions maintaining leading poll position. The final outcome of the poll is unknown, Exit polls are not accurate, what is clear, as was anticipated is that Ukraine remains bitterly divided, a situation made worst by the president's unconstitutional power play. Viktor Yushchenko the biggest loser The Exit Polls show the Our Ukraine - People's Self Defence Party having lost ground. The Our Ukraine and People's Self-Defence alliance was expected to poll much higher. Victor Yushchenko, Ukraine's President had campaigned extensively for his party from the president's pulpit. Yushchenko was on National Television every night and even made an address to the Nation on the eve of the election. In spite all his efforts and the merger/takeover of the people's self defence party the President's party has not improved on th
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