Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
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James Rupert: Poroshenko leads big at campaign’s start
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a press conference in Kyiv on Sept. 25.
Ukrainians will elect a new parliament in exactly thirty days, completing the electoral portion of the political revolution triggered by last winter's Maidan movement. As the campaign began in recent weeks, two Ukrainian polling organizations conducted surveys that yielded similar numbers on the early mindset of Ukraine's electorate. The table below averages the results of these two polls to show that President Petro Poroshenko’s political alliance, which includes the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) of Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, held an overwhelming lead of 41 percent in the surveys, which were conducted from Aug. 23 to Sept. 10.
