Economy and politics
February 9, 2010This is a democracyOn the cold winter day of February 07, Ukrainians voted for their next president. All polls and preliminary data from the Central Elections Commission point to the victory of Viktor Yanukovich, who heads the Party of Regions, the largest party in the Ukrainian Parliament. International observers confirm the absence of material fraud that could principally affect the election results. As a result, Ukraine should enter a period of relative political stability, with a new president who has majority support in the parliament, who will put in place a prime minister who is loyal to him. Ukraine’s next parliamentary elections should only be at the end of 2012.