Elections are looming in the Ukraine, a telling time for a country in the midst of an ongoing bloody conflict and a stark East-West divide. In a race with over forty officially registered candidates, the country is far from unified when it comes to backing a new leader, but three individuals have managed to stand out as likely contenders. Petro Poroshenko, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy have positioned themselves as the top choices, but it will be a long, contentious race to the polls with both Ukrainian and Russian interests dangling in the balance.
2019 Presidential Election
The National Interest: The battle for Ukraine’s presidency is just beginning
A woman walks past a giant electoral poster of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko displayed on a building in central Kyiv on March 22, 2019, ahead of Ukraine's presidential elections.
