Today, 14/11/2009 was the last day of candidate’s registration for ongoing presidency of Ukraine. As of today their total amount is 18.
Following this link http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vp2010/WP0011 you can see all the candidatures at the Central Election Commission of Ukraine in detail.
The most interesting candidates, in my opinion, are – Anatoliy Hrytsenko, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Olexander Moroz, Yulia Tymoshenko, Viktor Yanukovych, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
It should be noted that the main shout of this elections is “I’m going to save Ukraine”. However it is curious, why save? It looks like as if all candidatures went crazy.
Let’s start from Viktor Yanukovych. Stable, pro-Russian candidate. He is in favor of granting Russian language the status of second official, and because in favor of improving relations with Russia. Grants his fully support to Russia on the international arena. But it should be noted that his government signed directive in 2003 where it was clearly stated Ukraine’s prospective membership in NATO.
Anatoliy Hrytsenko. “A dark horse”. He is famous as an ex-Minister of Defense. According to his speeches, he supports Ukraine’s integration into the Euro-Atlantic structures.
Volodymyr Lytvyn. We can say “permanent speaker of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine”. Most of his political career, he held a seat as the speaker. In my opinion he spent a lot of time in the power structures. It’s the high time to go on a pension.
Olexander Moroz. The leader of the Social Party of Ukraine. He is famous for his   betrayal of the democratic coalition in 2007 by leaving to the pro-Russian coalition. And that’s why, in my opinion, he is not exactly suits for the presidency. A retirement is required.
Yulia Tymoshenko. Everybody is familiar with the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Her behavior is an expressed complex of “Joan of Arc.” And she does not clearly express foreign-policy views.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Parliament speaker. All the time he’ve been sticking to a pro-Western policy. But now all his comments are less opened if it goes about the foreign policy of Ukraine. Although his relationship with the Council on Foreign Relations is a confirmation of his pro-Western position.
In general, analysts believe that the struggle for the presidency will be between Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych.
Anyway we’ll see this later. It is up to us to make the right choice!

Tags: Elections

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