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Reuters: Ukraine to launch ‘full clean-out’ of corrupt officials

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Crowded field in Kharkiv district may keep an elite ‘tushka’ in power

Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city and close to the Russian border, is seen by many as a place where allies of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych …
Oksana Lyachynska

Prosecutors not investigating case against ex-Naftogaz head

“No criminal cases against the former head of Naftogaz Ukrainy have been recorded in the United Register of Pre-Trial Investigations by the Prosecutor …
Oleg Sukhov
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Kyiv Post+

Reuters: Ukraine poll foresees big election win for pro-Poroshenko bloc

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Reuters

Yatsenyuk initiates control over financing of early parliamentary elections

The bill was registered on Oct. 9, according to the Web site of the parliament. The text of the document is not yet available. The bill was initiated …
Interfax-Ukraine

Foreign Policy: Lyashko gets into fist fights, kidnaps rebels, and supplies militias

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Foreign Policy

Poroshenko’s Bloc: Old & New Faces

The bloc is still using the old Solidarnist website as the online base for its campaign platform. Moreover, if one wants to learn what the party …
Olena Goncharova

Brian Mefford: Polls, politics, parliamentary contests to watch on Oct. 26

Donbas deputy shuffle A number of members of parliament with the former ruling Party of Regions have filed for office in districts of the Donbas. Out …
Brian Mefford

Ukraine’s waiting for 15 honoured members of the European Parliament to observe parliamentary elections

“The forthcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine are important for the consolidation of democracy in Ukraine, especially since in some regions they …
Interfax-Ukraine

PACE regrets Verkhovna Rada failed to agree on new election legislation in Ukraine

“With regard to the legal framework, the PACE pre-electoral delegation recalls the Assembly’s resolutions, in particular Resolution 1988 (2014) asking …
Interfax-Ukraine

Hot race in District 140 with former Party of Regions lawmaker Davyd Zhvania running again in Odesa Oblast

A hot race is expected in district 140 in Odesa Oblast, where former Party of Regions lawmaker Davyd Zhvania, elected here in 2012, is running for …
Anastasia Forina

Parliamentary elections could be held at 18 of 32 constituencies in Donbas

According to the commission’s press service, this issue was discussed on Wednesday at a meeting between Okhendovsky and a delegation of the special …
Interfax-Ukraine

Deutsche Welle: Ukrainian and Russian NGO election observers get training on dealing with the world press

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Deutsche Welle

Kivalov competes in hottest Odesa district with Darth Vader, Super Mario

Nowhere is this more evident, perhaps, than in district 135, where the list of nearly 50 registered candidates includes one named after Star Wars …
Oksana Lyachynska

Sister of captured war hero enters politics

Clad in a business suit and with her long hair tied back, Vira cuts a more traditionally feminine profile than her sister, Lt. Nadiya Savchenko, a …
Ian Bateson
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Kyiv Post+

Euronews: Ukraine moves to push through anti-corruption laws before election

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Nuland calls for fair Rada elections in Donetsk, Luhansk regions

If the state border is protected, if the elections in Ukraine are free and fair, not only to the Verkhovna Rada, but also the Dec. 7 polls in Donbas, …
Interfax-Ukraine

Elections Commission registers 94 OSCE/ODIHR observers

The Central Elections Commission registered 94 OSCE/ODIHR observers at its meeting on Oct. 7. The total number of registered international election …
Interfax-Ukraine
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