Tagged: ukraine
Mojisola Salaudeen
European Union Condemns Elections in Crimea
As Russia conducted parliamentary and gubernatorial elections on the 8th of September, the disputed territories of Crimea and Sevastopol also conducted local and regional elections. However, the European Union (EU) has issued a statement declaring that it does not recognise the validity of elections in these territories. The statement reads: Local and regional elections were […]
Farida Adamu
Ukraine Heads to the Polls Ahead of Schedule
The 2019 parliamentary elections in Ukraine, originally scheduled to hold at the end of October 2019, has been brought forward to July 21. This follows the dissolution of the country’s parliament on the 21st of May by the newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelensky, following claims of a “lack of government coalition.” The latest polls of […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is one to watch in Ukraine’s March 31 Presidential Elections
In a move similar to how Americans voted in the 2016 American elections, Ukrainians appear to be tilting towards electing actor and comic, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the country’s next president. With over 35 million eligible voters and 42 presidential candidates registered with the Central Election Commission, the country looks set to bring in Zelenskiy, who […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ukrainian Security Officers and Far Right Demonstrators Clash Ahead of Presidential Elections
Several Ukrainian Police Officers have been injured following a violent clash between the country’s security personnel and far right protesters who attempted to attack a motorcade belonging to incumbent president, Petro Poroshenko, in the city of Cherkasy. This attack was recorded while the president, who is gunning for another term, was giving a campaign speech […]