Five years after the EuroMaidan street protests, Ukrainians are still waiting for transformative leaders and justice. In early June, political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be sworn in as president. But that won’t necessarily result in a significant change for the country: Ukraine’s next president is inexperienced and his links to oligarchs are troubling. Its parliament, the least trusted body in the country, makes the most important decisions and appoints the government. And there are signs afoot that the forces there will be anything but new.
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This picture taken on March 29, 2019 shows a general view of Independence Square, an iconic square of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on March 29, 2019.
