Following his appointment as governor of Odesa province by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (see EDM, June 2, 4, 5), Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili has outlined his policy priorities in the post newly entrusted to him. Saakashvili holds a strong political mandate from the Ukrainian president to jump-start reforms in this province, against daunting challenges. However, Ukraine’s legal and administrative system makes it difficult for the president to use—or provide the governor with—instruments of power commensurate to the magnitude of the appointed task in Odesa (see EDM, June 22).
In a series of inspection visits, conference presentations, and media statements, Saakashvili …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation
