On the morning of July 21, I was in a polling station in Obukhiv, Ukraine, as a member of Canada’s election observation team. At stake: Could the overwhelming majority won by President Volodymyr Zelensky just three months ago be replicated in the elections for Parliament?
2019 Parliamentary Election
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A man walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during Ukraine's parliamentary election in Kyiv on July 21, 2019.