Kyiv Post News, Politics


ElectionMall: Nation’s politicians starting to catch on to potential of Internet in election campaigns ElectionMall is a Washington, D.C.-based company that combines Internet technologies with political public relations. In business since 1999, about 100 of its experts in five nations provide information technology services for politicians, including the successful Internet campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama last year.
Dec 18, 2009 at 02:09 | Oksana Faryna
Top five presidential candidates decline to debate The top five presidential candidates on Dec. 15 declined to participate in televised debates before the first round of the presidential election on Jan. 17.
Dec 15, 2009 at 16:07 | Peter Byrne
Hometown might not vote for Tymoshenko DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine – Dnipropetrovsk may be Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s hometown, but it’s far from a bastion of support for her presidential bid. Many residents of the eastern industrial city seem to be inclined to support her top rival, ex-Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych, in the upcoming Jan. 17 presidential election. But the overwhelming mood is one familiar across the country: People are tired and apathetic toward politicians.
Dec 11, 2009 at 02:13 | Katya Gorchinskaya
Election watchers worried by lack of independent exit poll; survey essential to deterring vote fraud As if it wasn’t enough to have an inconsistent election law, huge budget shortfalls and a voter list riddled with inaccuracies, the country now faces the prospect of having no independent exit poll, a tool successfully used in the past to curb fraud.
Dec 11, 2009 at 01:57 | Mark Rachkevych
Tigipko gains momentum in presidential campaign He probably won’t be the next president of Ukraine. But Sergiy Tigipko’s chances of becoming a prime minister soon are growing along with his popularity among voters in the Jan. 17 presidential race. He has rocketed to third place in a recent poll, though he is still far below front-runners Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and ex-Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych.
Dec 4, 2009 at 00:18 | Katya Gorchinskaya
Can Lazarenko hurt Tymoshenko's bid? Behind almost every successful politician and businessperson is a mentor who helped put the person on the path to fame and fortune. Yulia Tymoshenko had one too: Pavlo Lazarenko, convicted U.S. felon.
Dec 4, 2009 at 00:14 | Peter Byrne