Leonid Bershidsky: Why a ‘Star Wars’ emperor won office in Ukraine
A man wearing the outfit of iconic movie villain Darth Vader speaks as he takes part to a protest action in front of the Central Election Commission building in KYIv on April 3, 2014.
Less than two years after Ukraine's "revolution of dignity," local elections on Oct. 25 handed power in the south and east to former supporters of the ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych,. The vote also created sizable ultranationalist factions in a number of local legislatures, including in the capital. The election proved voters' growing mistrust of the political class, which was only partially reshaped by the revolution, and revealed a disappointed nation that still is divided along an east-west line.
