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Yet Another Ukrainian Government Bites the Dust: UPDATE on My Favorite Ex-Communists

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 3:14 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I officially declare the coalition of democratic forces … in Ukraine’s parliament dissolved. This has been long expected, but for me it is extremely sad.   I would not call this a political apocalypse, though it is true that it is another challenge of democracy. I hope we can overcome it. (Arseny Yatsenyuk, Speaker of the… Read more.

Ukraine’s Third Election in Three Years: UPDATE on My Favorite Ex-Communists

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 11:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In 2005, the U.S. Congress hailed Viktor Yushchenko, the first democratically-elected president of Ukraine, as the George Washington of his country. However, no American politician could have anticipated the obsession fractious Ukrainians evidently developed for elections after their split from the former Soviet Union. After all, Sunday’s national poll was the third in three years,… Read more.