Ukraine – President’s poll rating slips to 2%

The headline is just a thinly disguised way of directing attention to a really interesting blog on Ukrainian politics. It is called Ukraine Today. It is a very topical site, which deals with issues that are often relevant to this blog. Also, the tone of the bog is academic and the sources are usually impeccable.

The most recent article reports on President Yushchenko’s proposal for constitutional reform. His proposed text is available from the site and it indicates that he wants a presidential system. However, the main point of the article is to note that the proposition will have absolutely no influence whatsoever on the political debate. The president is so unpopular that he has become virtually irrelevant to the political process, which is gearing up for the presidential election in January.

The previous post reports the results of opinion poll surveys and shows that Viktor Yanukovych stands best placed to win the election. This is the poll that gives Yushchenko just 2% of the vote. With a sampling error of +/- 2.2%, he could end up owing the other candidates votes!

Anyway, I will use this blog to post about Ukraine from time to time, but I thought I would draw attention to it in case people were unaware of it and would like to consult it more frequently.

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