Ukraine Solidarity Campaign interviewed the historian Serhiy Hirik about the recent round of Ukrainian presidential and parliamentary elections and the current situation. Sergiusz Hirik 1. Why did the Ukrainian voters so overwhelmingly reject the incumbent Poroshenko? What did they expect Zelensky would do for them? First of all, the Ukrainian voters, a majority of them, … Continue reading Ukraine: the elections and after, Interview with historian serhiy hirik
UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A VOICE OF LABOUR
Elections to the Ukrainian parliament will be held on 21 July, once again various oligarchic candidates will compete. This time however in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih there will be candidate standing in an effort to give a voice to Ukrainian labour. Vitaliy Dudin is prominent solicitor representing trade unions who has campaigned for … Continue reading UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS: A VOICE OF LABOUR
People are very tired of the neoliberal mainstream
What will happen now in Ukraine after the Presidential election? Christopher Ford organiser of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign interviewed Vitaliy Dudin an activist of the NGO 'Social Movement' and leading trade union solicitor in Ukraine. What does the election of Zelensky as President of Ukraine represent? People are very tired of the neoliberal mainstream. Of … Continue reading People are very tired of the neoliberal mainstream
President-Elect Zelenskiy and Multiple Questions Still Unanswered
Halya Coynash , republished from Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group On 21 April Ukraine voted in fair and democratic elections to elect a new President, ousting the current President Petro Poroshenko. President-Elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy appears to have received a record number of votes, although what almost three quarters of the population voted for remains largely … Continue reading President-Elect Zelenskiy and Multiple Questions Still Unanswered
Ukraine election: Voters protest the oligarchic system
Analysis of the Ukrainian Social Democracy The Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a run-off election to become the country's next president by a landslide, exit polls suggest. Sitting president president Petro Poroshenko has already conceded defeat. Ukraine now faces a new reality and the biggest turning point since the popular rebellion EuroMaidan toppled the … Continue reading Ukraine election: Voters protest the oligarchic system