THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2010

Ukrainians went to the polls in 2010 to elect a president for the fifth time since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, electing Viktor Yanukovych with a narrow majority over Yulia Tymoshenko in the second round run-off on 7 February. This article provides a contextual introduction to the 201...

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Published in:Representation (McDougall Trust) 2010-07, Vol.46 (2), p.211-225
Main Authors: Copsey, Nathaniel, Shapovalova, Natalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accession
Coalitions
Democracy
Elections
Electoral campaigning
Electoral results
European integration
Independence
Majorities
Opinion Polls
Political leaders
Presidential elections
Presidents
Tymoshenko, Yulia
Ukraine
Yanukovych, Viktor
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Summary:Ukrainians went to the polls in 2010 to elect a president for the fifth time since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, electing Viktor Yanukovych with a narrow majority over Yulia Tymoshenko in the second round run-off on 7 February. This article provides a contextual introduction to the 2010 presidential election, an analysis of the campaign and the results and concludes with a discussion of post-election coalition building and what the election means for the consolidation of Ukrainian democracy and Ukraine's European integration process.
ISSN:0034-4893
1749-4001
DOI:10.1080/00344893.2010.485842