With the shooting of the Kharkiv Mayor, Gennady Kernes, and a fresh round of sanctions enforced on Russian officials, instability and violence continues to plague Ukraine’s future economic and security prospects. In the hope of true change, all eyes have turned to billionaire presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko to save the day. Currently leading in the polls with 48 percent, the ‘Chocolate King’, a nickname he obtained from his confectionary empire Roshen, along with his reformist pro-Western stance, appear best placed to win the May 25 presidential elections. Poroshenko has certainly proven himself committed to change in Ukraine, with many going as far as to label him “the CEO of the revolution”. But before we hail him as the leader of the new Ukraine, we need to ask ourselves, who is Poroshenko and is he fit to lead crisis-ridden Ukraine out of Russia’s grip?
May 25, 2014 Presidential Election
Foreign Policy Journal: Is the Chocolate King fit to run Ukraine?
A billionaire and presidential Candidate Petro Poroshenko has the highest level of support among Ukrainians, according to the poll.
