![]() ![]() What warrants attention is the fact that the pattern persists despite years of military confrontation, the curtailing of Russian media presence, and sustained efforts at nation-building. ![]() In the mayoral elections of Mariupol, Metinvest (Akhmetov) candidate Vadim Boychenko obtained the trust of nearly of two thirds of the electorate, with the pro-Russian “Opposition Platform – for Life” candidate Volodymyr Klymenko earning more than a quarter of the votes.Ĭlearly, most of the electorate of the areas located near the Donbas war Line of Demarcation does not support political parties that promise to recalibrate Ukraine’s geopolitical orientation towards the West. What are the circumstances of the success of these parties? The results from a fresh survey conducted in Mariupol indicate that the Ukrainian nation-building process needs to overcome major hurdles in this city, most notably its population’s anti-western geopolitical inclinations and widespread identification with the Soviet Union.Īnyone hoping for a “pro-European” breakthrough in the eastern oblasts of Ukraine, or for signs of political deoligarchization, will have been left disappointed by the results of the first round of the local elections held on October 25th. ![]()
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