A runway or a springboard?

Author: Yulia MOSTOVAYA

#16 (645) 28 April 2007

In fairy tales, it usually takes the hero three tries to attain his goal. This could be one of the reasons to suggest that the second presidential decree on immediate elections is not the last one...

Another five years

Author: Serhii RAKHMANIN

#15 (644) 21 April 2007

Ukraine has yet another chance (maybe the last) – a unique opportunity to show its consistency to the world. It has five years to cope with a multitude of problems that have been weighing heavily for the last fifteen years...

Constitutional Fits

Author: Serhii RAKHMANIN

#14 (643) 14 April 2007

The nation is awaiting the Constitutional Court judgement. Even those totally unversed in politics are looking forward to the verdict. Kyiv residents, for instance, wish it would rid the city of the crowds of “political tourists”, garbage, foul language and stench...

Ten Steps Towards One Another

Author: Yulia MOSTOVAYA

#13 (642) 7 April 2007

Despite the MPs’ well-creased suits, their crowding in the corridors of courts and the Central Election Commission, despite the pre-paid marches and demonstrations around the Presidential Secretariat and Parliament, most Ukrainians tend to perceive the current political crisis as a storm in the officials’ teacup...

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