On Sunday, July 17, voters in seven electoral districts in Ukraine will head to the polls to select their representatives for the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament. This special election is set to fill vacancies, some due to ministerial appointments and elections to other offices, and in one case due to the death of an incumbent. The seven districts are spread across the length of Ukraine, representing all four regions of the country. As such, these elections may serve as a bellwether for reform. Will corruption and fraud, which has been an enduring characteristic of elections since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
