Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
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Brian Mefford: Ukraine’s parliamentary winners, survivors and losers
Ukraine's Prime Minister, head of political party \"People's Front\" Arseni Yatsenyuk with his daughter Sofiya leave a booth at a polling station in Kyiv on Oct. 26, 2014, during the country's parliamentary elections.
Yatsenyuk to return as Prime Minister but a new Speaker is likely: National Front's surprise victory on the proportional ballot ended speculation on a change in the Prime Minister’s post. However, Poroshenko bloc's victories in the single mandate districts makes his faction the largest in Parliament. Thus, since Turchynov is from National Front, expect a Speaker from Poroshenko's team. Turchynov is likely to lead National Front's faction in Parliament. A compromise of giving the Speakership to Samopomich isn't likely since no one from their team has ever served in Parliament before, and running the entire parliamentary apparatus is not an "on the job training" kind of position.
