Brian Mefford: Polls, politics & parliamentary races to watch
An Ukrainian soldier of the presidential guard leaves a booth as he prepares to cast a ballot at a polling station in Kiev on May 25, 2014.
Despite six polls published over the last 30 days, the race appears to be largely unchanged since last week’s update on September 22. The only major difference is that Strong Ukraine slipped below the 5% barrier to 4.9%. This is due to the IFES poll which put them at a mere 1.8% nationwide. If that poll is excluded though, then Strong Ukraine’s average rating is 5.5%. That 0.5% is the difference between zero and up to 20 seats in parliament.
