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Rupture in Kiev: Ukrainians Vote for Change to Consolidate Their Democracy
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract The landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine's presidential runoff is a breakthrough in the post-Soviet space that rarely offers chances to political novices. The vote highlights Ukrainians' discontent with the political establishment. It shows a new set of factors at work in shaping the ... view more
The landslide victory of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine's presidential runoff is a breakthrough in the post-Soviet space that rarely offers chances to political novices. The vote highlights Ukrainians' discontent with the political establishment. It shows a new set of factors at work in shaping the polls, and civil society's readiness to accept risk to consolidate their fragile democracy. For the European Union and Germany, the change offers an opportunity for new momentum in relations with Ukraine.... view less
Keywords
democracy; political change; presidential election; post-socialist country; USSR successor state; civil society; formulation of political objectives; Ukraine
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Zelenskiy, V.
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
DGAP-Standpunkt, 11
ISSN
1864-3477
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0