Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered a snap parliamentary election for Oct. 26 with the aim of clearing out loyalists of ousted Moscow-backed leader, Viktor Yanukovych, and producing an assembly with a pro-Europe majority.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
Reuters: Ukraine’s Oct. 26 snap parliamentary election (FACTBOX)
Former journalist and EuroMaidan activist Tetiana Chornovol (C) addresses supporters of far-right parties during clashes with riot police outside parliament in Kyiv on Oct. 14.
