Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
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Gwendolyn Sasse: Parliamentary elections will deepen divisions in Ukraine
An Ukrainian serviceman mans a checkpoint outside Mariupol on October 3, 2014. Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels clashed Friday around the flashpoint city of Donetsk, while trading blame over the death of a Swiss aid worker, four weeks into their shaky truce. AFP PHOTO/ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY
In the run-up to Ukraine’s parliamentary election on October 26, party politics in the country remains overshadowed by the daily uncertainty surrounding the ceasefire in the eastern Donbas area. As in the presidential election of May 2014, electoral participation will be low in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk due to displacements, security risks, and alienation from Kiev.
