Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Brian Mefford: What if the Ukrainian parliamentary elections were today?
'The absence of Crimea's votes in Ukrainian elections is being felt immediately but in the ironic sense that it makes Ukraine's electorate more European and less pro-Russian', Brian Mefford writes.
What if the Election Was Today? Despite appeals from President Poroshenko in favor of open party lists, the status quo 50/50 system is likely to be the framework for the parliamentary election. Under this system, half of the members are elected by geographical districts and the other half by a closed party list system.
