2010 Ukrainian presidential election

Election of Viktor Yanukovych October 2022 Ukraine presidential 2004 Ukrainian presidential election 2004 2014 Ukrainian presidential election 2014 17 January 2010 (first round)7 February 2010 (second round) 66.51% (first round)68.81% (second round) 8.47 pp Viktor Yanukovych official portrait (cropped).jpg Viktor Yanukovych Party of Regions 12,481,266 49.55% Yulia Tymoshenko November 2009-2 (cropped).jpeg Yulia Tymoshenko Batkivshchyna 11,593,357 46.03% 300px First round results by oblast 300px Second round results by oblast 2 President Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yanukovych Our Ukraine (political party) Party of Regions Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 17 January 2010. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych on 7 February. On 14 February, Yanukovych was declared President-elect and winner with 50% of the popular vote. According to Article 104 of Ukraine's Constitution, the president had to be sworn into office within 30 days of the official declaration of the results.CEC official declaration of the 2010 Presidential electionJuly 2018 InternetArchiveBot no , Central Election Commission of Ukraine Parliament subsequently scheduled Yanukovych's inauguration for 25 February.Update: Yanukovych to be sworn in, rival fights on https://web.archive.org/web/20120612030958/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59703/ 12 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (14 February 2010) On 17 February, the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine suspended the results following an appeal by Tymoshenko. The court suspended the Central Election Commission's ruling that had declared Yanukovych as the winner of the election, but did not postpone or cancel his inauguration.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/world/europe/18ukraine.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141110122544/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/world/europe/18ukraine.html 10 November 2014 High Court in Ukraine Weighs Appeal on Electionhttps://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYHMIGxCNY8KpokmVs53ufhC8qIQD9DTT0H00 Ukrainian election results suspended on appeal 11 December 2018 21 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100221065939/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYHMIGxCNY8KpokmVs53ufhC8qIQD9DTT0H00 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8519922.stm Ukrainian election result suspended after PM's appeal 17 February 2010 17 February 2010 28 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170228052622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8519922.stm live On 20 February, Tymoshenko withdrew her appeal.Ukraine Prime Minister Drops Election Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220528/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/world/europe/21ukraine.html 16 January 2023 , The New York Times (20 February 2010)Who won the election, who was inaugurated president, when, and for how long a term? May 2022 Background The 2004 "Orange revolution" should be mentioned in the context of these elections November 2016 In Ukraine, the previous two presidential first-round ballots had traditionally occurred in October. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, regular elections of the president of Ukraine are held on the last Sunday of the last month of the fifth year of the term of authority of the president of Ukraine. In the event of pre-term termination of authority of the president of Ukraine, elections of the president of Ukraine are held within ninety days from the day of the president's office falling vacant. Early presidential elections can be held in case of a president's resignation, ill-health, impeachment or death. The president of Ukraine is elected by the citizens of Ukraine for a five-year term, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage, by secret ballot. A candidate seeking election must be a citizen of Ukraine who has attained the age of thirty-five, has the right to vote, has resided in Ukraine for the past ten years prior to the day of elections, and has command of the state language as required by Article 103 of Ukraine's Constitution. On 1 April 2009, the Verkhovna Rada designated 25 October 2009, as the date for the first round of voting. Within a week, President Yushchenko filed an appeal with the Constitutional Court against Verkhovna Rada's 25 October date. The President's appeal argued that his inauguration on 23 January 2005, was the commencement of his five-year term of office and as such the next presidential election must be set for the last Sunday before 23 January 2010, in accordance with Article 103.Yushchenko appeals parliament's decision to call presidential election for Oct. 25 https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220541/https://www.unian.info/politics/209287-yushchenko-appeals-parliaments-decision-to-call-presidential-election-for-oct-25.html 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (8 April 2009) On 13 May 2009, the court ruled in Yushchenko's favor, striking out the 25 October date for the elections.Ukraine court rules election date unconstitutional https://web.archive.org/web/20120328190927/http://www.pr-inside.com/ukraine-court-rules-election-date-unconstitutional-r1251445.htm 28 March 2012 , PR-inside.com (13 May 2009) On 14 May 2009, the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych stated that the presidential elections should now be held on 17 January 2010.Yanukovych agrees with Yushchenko on presidential election date, Interfax-Ukraine (14 May 2009)Court declares unconstitutional parliament's resolution calling presidential polls for October 25, 2009, Interfax-Ukraine (13 May 2009)Constitutional Court rules against presidential poll date https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220547/https://www.unian.info/politics/220618-constitutional-court-rules-against-presidential-poll-date.html 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (13 May 2009) On 23 June 2009, the Parliament rescheduled the date for the election for Sunday, 17 January 2010, with 399 lawmakers out of 442 lawmakers registered in the session hall voted "for" the resolution "On appointing of regular election of President of Ukraine". Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko said on 21 September 2009 that he believes that the lists of voters at this presidential election will be more qualitative and more "clear" than it was at previous elections because "double names" were removed from the list.All doubles are eliminated – Lutsenko https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220547/https://www.unian.info/politics/267725-all-doubles-are-eliminated-lutsenko.html 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (21 September 2009) The same day the Party of Regions complained about a lot of mistakes in that list and that the number of voters fell in the Southern Ukraine and Eastern Ukraine and increased by 0.5–1% in Western Ukraine.Regions Party worried about numerous inaccuracies in state register of voters, Interfax-Ukraine (21 September 2009) It is the first time the state register of voters will be used in a Ukrainian election. Electoral system Ukraine's president is elected by a two-round first-past-the-post voting system. The first round of voting was held on 17 January 2010. As no candidate in the first-round ballot had 50% or more votes the two highest polling candidates faced off in a second-round ballotPresidential election gets under way in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20120603125154/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/57219/ 3 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (17 January 2010) which was held on 7 February 2010. Viktor Yanukovych received the highest vote (48.96%) and was expected to be declared the winner.http://www.cvk.gov.ua/metod/kultura/npa/vp_26102009.htm Law on the election of the President of Ukraine article 85 (16) Ukrainian legislature Central Election Commission of Ukraine 2009-08-21 Under Ukrainian law presidents elect must take the oath within 30 days of the declaration of the poll, which must be made before 17 February 2010. On 24 July 2009, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) amended the law on presidential elections reducing the official presidential campaign from 120 to 90 days.Law on Presidential Elections, Central Election Commission of Ukraine (Ukrainian)Law on Presidential Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20091014235248/http://www.venice.coe.int/docs/2009/CDL-EL(2009)023-e.asp 2009-10-14 , Venice Commission VR reduced term of presidential campaign from 120 to 90 days https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220553/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.unian.info 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (24 July 2009) Outgoing President Viktor Yushchenko refused to sign the new law and lodged an appeal in Ukraine's Constitutional Court, but failed to outline in detail the grounds for any appeal.Law on presidential elections will be amended during election campaign, says Yuschenko's secretariat, Kyiv Post (21 August 2009) The speaker of the parliament, Volodymyr Lytvyn, signed the amended law into existence following the President's refusal to sign it, despite this being illegal.The interns of the Program of Internship at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Central Executive Bodies for 2012-2013 learned the procedure of submission and passage of bills in the Verkhovna Rada https://web.archive.org/web/20130928133814/http://rada.gov.ua/en/news/News/News/71072.html 28 September 2013 , Verkhovna Rada (14 December 2012)Ukraine: Energy Policy Review 2006, International Energy Agency, 24 October 2006, 9264109919 (page 130) Maryna Stavniychuk, deputy head of the presidential secretariat and the President's spokesperson on legal matters, stated "It is obvious that there are no serious political or legal grounds to consider the issue of the possible disruption of the presidential elections in Ukraine." Ukraine's presidential elections will not be disrupted, Kyiv Post (25 September 2009) The amended law on the presidential elections required candidates to pay a ₴2,500,000 (~308,000 USD) nomination deposit which will only be refunded to the two highest polling candidates that progressed to the second round of voting. On 19 October 2009, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine formed the 225 territorial election districts needed for carrying out the election.CEC formed 225 territorial election districts https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220553/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.unian.info 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (19 October 2009) 20 October 2009, Ukraine's Constitutional Court announced its ruling declaring unconstitutional five aspects of the new law of the presidential election. Voters abroad will no longer have to be registered with the Ukrainian consulate in order to cast a vote. The courts will retain the right to consider without limitations any application or appeal in respect to a candidate's registration or the conduct of the election. The cancellation of absentee ballots remains as does the 90-day election period and the ₴2.5 million deposit. The ruling of the Constitutional Court is not expected to impact seriously on the election as the amended legislation remains in place.Constitutional court rules on Law of President elections https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220551/https://www.unian.ua/politics/278736-ks-zarubav-novi-pravila-gri-na-prezidentskih-viborah.html 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (20 October 2009)Ruling 26/2009 Compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (constitutionality) of certain provisions of laws of Ukraine "On elections of President of Ukraine" On State Register of Voters, "" On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the presidential elections in Ukraine and the Code of Administrative Procedure Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20110728172536/http://www.ccu.gov.ua/doccatalog/document?id=75929 2011-07-28 , Constitutional Court of Ukraine (19 October 2009) On 21 December 2009, the Central Election Commission of Ukraine formed 113 foreign polling stations.Ukraine's CEC forms 113 foreign polling stations for presidential elections, Kyiv Post (22 December 2009) Voters are permitted to vote at home during the presidential election.Tymoshenko to appeal against CEC decision permitting home voting during presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20100108123132/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56445/ 8 January 2010 , Kyiv Post (5 January 2010) Costs The Central Election Commission has estimated the budget of the holding of regular presidential elections in Ukraine at ₴1.5 billion,Presidential direct election to cost Ukraine over 1.5 billion UAH https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020241/http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/07/29/102946.html 2011-07-11 , For-ua (29 July 2009) (approximately 200 million US dollars) with additional costs required by candidates to fund their campaigns. On 26 November, the Central Election Commission stated a total of ₴1.314 billion is required to hold the presidential election, including 192.2 million in 2009 and 1.122 billion in 2010.Central Election Commission cuts expenditure on presidential election by Hr 17.3 million https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143202/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53669/ 6 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (26 November 2009) Assessments by political analysts show that each presidential candidate will have to spend at least US$150–200mn to promote himself; this includes buying story lines in the media, visual advertising, canvassing, printing political material and, work with electoral commissions.How much for today's president?, proUa (26 August 2009) Chairman of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, Oleksandr Chernenko, also commented that presidential candidates will spend 1 billion US dollars on the election campaignPresidential candidates will spend at least USD 1 billion on election campaign in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20110711020253/http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/10/20/175926.html 2011-07-11 , ForUm (20 October 2009) The cost of the run-off ballot is estimated to be US$119 millionRun-off to take UAH 448.581, 119 million – CEC https://web.archive.org/web/20120225015254/http://www.ukrinform.ua/eng/order/?id=179639 2012-02-25 , UkrInform (28 January 2010) Timetable Ukraine's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has set the following timetable for the conduct of the election:http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/acts/getd?id=24265&ptext= Official text (Ukrainian), CEC 2009-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607094440/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/acts/getd?id=24265&ptext= 2011-06-07 dead 19 October: Official 90-day Election Campaign period commences 20 October to 6 November: Nominations open 9 November: Deadline for nomination document/submissions CEC has five days to assess and approve or reject nominations 11 November: Deadline for candidates to submit any corrections to documentation 13 November: CEC to finalize registration of nominations 15 November: CEC to publish nomination lists of candidates CEC provides certified copies of the voters list to all candidates. Within Three days of registration Candidates must provide a statement of assets and income. Candidates allowed to commence official campaign one day after registration is finalized. 9 December: Foreign polling stations to be set up.Foreign polling stations for Ukrainian presidential elections to be set up by Dec. 9, Kyiv Post (20 November 2009) 15 December: CEC to approve ballot paper format ready for printing. 21 December: Deadline for withdrawals of candidature. 2 January: Last day for public opinion polls to be published prior to election. 9 January: All ballot papers to be printed and ready for distribution to polling stations/districts. 15 January: Last day of public campaigning before polling day 17 January: Election (first-round ballot) polling commences 8 am and closes 10 pm 22 January: Tabulation of overseas and territorial polling place to be completed 27 January: Determination of voting results and declaration of poll As no single candidate had 50% or more of the total recorded vote the two highest polling candidates faced off in a second-round ballot. The candidate with the highest vote in the second round will win the election. 7 February: Final round run-off ballot 17 February: Declaration of the election must be made within 10 days following the ballot or within 3 days of receipt of the official election protocols. According to Article 104 of Ukraine's Constitution the President-elect within 30 days of the declaration of the poll must be sworn into office before Ukraine's parliament 25 February: Viktor Yanukovych is sworn into office. Candidates The following candidates nominated for the presidential elections (in ballot paper order)Candidates to be numbered in ballot paper for voting at elections https://web.archive.org/web/20110201044121/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/55223/ 2011-02-01 , Kyiv Post (16 December 2009) A total of 18 candidates ran for president.CEC registers seven more presidential candidates, including Poroshenko, Tymoshenko https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220550/https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/198540.html 16 January 2023 , Interfax-Ukraine (31 March 2014) Inna Bohoslovska, member of Verkhovna Rada, unaffiliated (block Party of Regions)MP Bohoslovska quits Party of Regions https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220555/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.unian.info 16 January 2023 , UNIAN (25 May 2009)MP Bohoslovska nominates herself for president, Kyiv Post (20 October 2009)http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/227060.html Bohoslovska Applies CEC For Registering Her President Candidate Ukrainian News Agency 2009-10-23April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Mykhailo Brodskyy, leader of the Party of Free Democratshttp://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/228249.html Leader Of Free Democrats Party Brodskyi Applies To CEC To Register Him Candidate For President Ukrainian News Agency 2009-10-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091031232654/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/228249.html 2009-10-31http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_02112009.htm CEC registered two more candidates for the President UKRAINE Central Election Commission of Ukraine Central Election Commission of Ukraine 2009-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814044741/http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_02112009.htm 2011-08-14 dead Anatoliy Hrytsenko, member of Our Ukraine, former Minister of Defensehttp://en.ura-inform.com/elections/2009/05/28/griz_pres Hrytsenko joins the fight for the presidency 2009-06-15 28 May 2009 URA-Inform ru dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110717171809/http://en.ura-inform.com/elections/2009/05/28/griz_pres 17 July 2011On 16 October 2009, Anatoliy Hrytsenko claimed he had collected the ₴2.503 million required for him to register as a presidential candidate. Source: Hrytsenko collects UAH 2.5 million to register as presidential candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20091020183551/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/22288/ 2009-10-20 , Interfax-Ukraine (16 October 2009)Hrytsenko submits documents to register as presidential nominee https://web.archive.org/web/20091023114600/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/22639/ 2009-10-23 , Interfax-Ukraine (21 October 2009) Yuriy Kostenko, Ukrainian People's Party deputy of Verkhovna Rada for Our Ukraine – People's Self-Defense BlocRun-off in Ukraine's presidential election inevitable – analystsApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , ITAR-TASS (19 October 2009)Ukrainian People's Party nominates its leader Kostenko for president https://web.archive.org/web/20101128082319/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51234/ 28 November 2010 , Kyiv Post (24 October 2009) Volodymyr Lytvyn, parliamentary speaker http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=984544&lang=eng_news Ukraine presidential vote set for Jan. 17 | Taiwan News | 2009-06-23 20:13:59 23 June 2009 28 June 2009 4 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063916/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=984544&lang=eng_news deadhttp://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/227076.html Lytvyn Requests CEC To Register Him Candidate For President Ukrainian News Agency 2009-10-23April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Oleksandr Moroz, Socialist Party of Ukraine, former chairman of the Verkhovna Radahttp://kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51285/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101024212353/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51285/ 24 October 2010 , Kyiv Post (25 October 2009)http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_06112009.htm CEC registered two more candidates for the President UKRAINE Central Election Commission of Ukraine Central Election Commission of Ukraine 2009-11-06 2011-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814044749/http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_06112009.htm dead Oleksandr Pabat, Peoples' Salvation Armyhttp://photo.unian.net/eng/themes/15200 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928150852/http://photo.unian.net/eng/themes/15200 28 September 2011 , Unian.net (31 October 2009) Vasyl Protyvsikh, Independent Serhiy Ratushniak, Mayor of UzhhorodInterfax-Ukraine 2009-11-11 Central Election Commission registers Uzhgorod mayor as presidential candidate https://archive.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/central-election-commission-registers-uzhgorod-may-52544.html 2023-07-08 Kyiv Post Oleg Riabokon, Independent lawyer, Managing Partner in Magisters law firm from 1997 to 2009Who is Oleh Riabokon: The biography of a Presidential Candidate , Who is who in Ukraine (27 October 2009)First contender for Ukraine's presidency submits documents to CEC, Kyiv Post (20 October 2009) Petro Symonenko, leader of the Communist Party of Ukrainehttp://www.kyivpost.com/nation/51094 Communist leader Symonenko asks Central Election Commission to register him as presidential candidate Kyiv Post 21 October 2009 2009-10-21 Liudmyla Suprun, People's Democratic PartyCEC registers two more candidates for Ukraine's president https://web.archive.org/web/20091109000658/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/24082/ 2009-11-09 , Interfax-Ukraine (6 November 2009)uk Народно-демократическая партия подала в ЦИК документы для регистрации лидера НДП Людмилы Супрун кандидатом в президенты, People's Democratic Party (6 November 2009) Yulia Tymoshenko, incumbent prime minister leader of Yulia Tymoshenko Blochttp://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/228032.html PM Tymoshenko Applies CEC To Register Her Candidate For President Ukrainian News Agency 2009-10-27April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_31102009.htm CEC registered CANDIDATE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE Yulia Tymoshenko Central Election Commission of Ukraine Central Election Commission of Ukraine 2009-10-31 2011-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110814044830/http://cvk.gov.ua/news/news_31102009.htm dead Serhiy Tihipko, former CEO of the National Bank of Ukraine endorsed by Labour Ukrainehttp://www.kyivpost.com/nation/47149 Tihipko may unite with Yatseniuk, Hrytsenko and Bohoslovska to nominate single candidate for presidential election 2009-08-19 19 August 2009 KyivPost Kyiv Posthttp://jerelo.com.ua/ru/president_election_ukr/100346 Tigipko at the presidential elections will be supported by the Labour Party 2009-06-15 Persho Dzherelo ru dead https://archive.today/20130506004635/http://jerelo.com.ua/ru/president_election_ukr/100346 2013-05-06http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/51186 Tigipko files documents at Central Election Commission to register as presidential candidate Interfax-Ukraine 23 October 2009 Kyiv Post 2009-10-23Sylna Ukrayina party to support Tihipko in presidential elections https://web.archive.org/web/20120523183216/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53855/ 23 May 2012 , Kyiv Post (28 November 2009) Oleh Tyahnybok, All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom", deputy of the Lviv Regional Councilhttp://tsn.ua/ua/ukrayina/natsionalisti-visunuli-tyagniboka-v-prezidenti.html Nationalists put Tyahnybok out to become president 2009-06-15 24 May 2009 TSN.ua uk https://web.archive.org/web/20090526222059/http://tsn.ua/ua/ukrayina/natsionalisti-visunuli-tyagniboka-v-prezidenti.html 26 May 2009 dead mdy-allhttp://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51366/ Tiahnybok files documents at CEC to register as presidential candidate 2009-10-27 27 October 2009 Interfax Kyiv Post uk 13 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713180523/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51366/ live Viktor Yushchenko, incumbent president and member of Our Ukrainehttp://www.nashkrok.org.ua/en/ Homepage 2009-06-15 The Next Big Step nashkrok.org.ua dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090409161037/http://www.nashkrok.org.ua/en/ 2009-04-09http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/10/27/130321.html Yushchenko registered as a nominee for presidential election 2009-10-27 ForUm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091103171534/http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/10/27/130321.html 2009-11-03 Viktor Yanukovych, Party of Regions former prime minister and runner-up candidate in the 2004 presidential electionParty Of Regions Nominates Yanukovych As Its Presidential Candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20120814052702/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/227204.html 2012-08-14, Ukrainian News Agency (23 October 2009)CEC to consider Yanukovych's registration as presidential candidate on Wednesday https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043158/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/51360/ 5 June 2011 , Kyiv Post (27 October 2009) Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada member of Our Ukraine and Front for Change partyhttp://www.lenta.ru/news/2009/04/06/ya/ Arseniy Yatsenyuk will be on the ballot for the President of Ukraine 2009-06-15 4 June 2009 Lenta.ru Rambler Media Group ru 6 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090406183922/http://lenta.ru/news/2009/04/06/ya/ liveTaras Kuzio Taras Kuzio http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/yatsenyuk-a-yushchenko-clone-will-bring-stagnation-36764.html Yatsenyuk, a Yushchenko clone, will bring stagnation Kyiv Post 4 April 2009 18 January 2016 22 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722214743/https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/yatsenyuk-a-yushchenko-clone-will-bring-stagnation-36764.html livehttps://www.rferl.org/a/The_Rise_And_Fall_And_Rise_Of_Arseniy_Yatsenyuk/1854794.html The Rise And Fall (And Rise?) Of Arseniy Yatsenyuk Andrew Wilson Radio Free Europe 2009-09-18 21 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091021071556/http://www.rferl.org/content/The_Rise_And_Fall_And_Rise_Of_Arseniy_Yatsenyuk/1854794.html livehttp://www.kyivpost.com/nation/51059 Yatseniuk registers as presidential candidate Interfax-Ukraine 21 October 2009 Kyiv Post 2009-10-21 Excluded candidates All together the Central Election Commission had rejected sixteen applications for candidate registration.16 applications have been rejected for registration as presidential candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20091106202644/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51773/ 6 November 2009 , Kyiv Post (13 November 2009) The Central Election Commission refused to register Oleksandr Hordiichuk, Olena Osnach, Oleksandr Luzan, Hanna Kostiv, Oleksandr Vaschenko, Oleksandr Ohorodnikov, Vasyl Handula, Yurii Petlevana, Petro Rekalo, Anatolii Polischuk, Mykhailo Hamaniuk, Oleksandr Vretyk, Artem Polezhaka, Oleh Omelchenko, Natalia Vitrenko, Mykola Melnychenko, Serhii Martyian and Serhiy Schetinin. The reason stated was due to errors in their documentation, qualifications or failure to pay the required ₴2.5 million nomination deposit.CEC Refuses To Register Kulychenko, Subbotin, Polyschuk, Honcharenko, Melnyk As Presidential CandidatesApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes, Ukrainian News Agency (30 October 2009)CEC denies registration to four more contenders for Ukraine's presidency https://web.archive.org/web/20091106202644/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51773/ 6 November 2009 , Kyiv Post (3 November 2009)ru Украина обречена либо на распад, либо на революцию. Для украинской власти Конституция Украины – туалетная бумажка. Заявление Лидера ПСПУ Наталии Витренко https://web.archive.org/web/20190916170436/http://www.vitrenko.org/start.php?lang=1&part_id=1&article_id=9088 2019-09-16 , Official website of Natalia Vitrenko (11 November 2009)Eighteen to run for Ukraine's presidency https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012131/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/24591/ 29 March 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (12 November 2009) Nominations by parties and candidates to run in the election closed on 6 November 2009.Ukraine's presidential candidates to be nominated from Oct. 20 to Nov. 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005020722/http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/49902 5 October 2009 , Kyiv Post (2 October 2009) Eighteen candidates in all have been nominated. The Central Election Committee had until 11 November 2009 to process documentation and finalize the election list. Campaign The official presidential campaign commenced on 19 October 2009, with nominations opening on 20 October through to 6 November. The "unofficial" campaign had already started during the summer of 2009 with tents of Front for Change distributing campaign material for Arseniy Yatsenyuk Front for Changes and large scale and billboards stating Others make problems. She Works (in the colors and letter type of Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko), and photos of Sergei Tigipko displayed in most Ukrainian towns and TV-adds of Yulia Tymoshenko and Volodymyr Lytvyn shown on national TV.uk Від анти-кризи до армійських наметів та "фашистської загрози" https://web.archive.org/web/20090906063109/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2009/9/3/100839.htm 2009-09-06 , Ukrainska Pravda (3 September 2009)Eurasia Daily Monitor, The Jamestown Foundation—October 1, 2009—Volume 6, Issue 180 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711091033/http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14967&Itemid=132 11 July 2011 , The Jamestown Foundation (1 October 2009) According to Tymoshenko the "She Works" billboards were paid for by the Fatherland Party, and therefore they were also "social". Party of Regions deputy Andry Paruby officially requested that the prosecutor-general's office investigates the sources of financing of Tymoshenko's advertisements. He suggested that public money might have been used. Ukraine has proven more than once the degree to which the success of an election campaign depends on the level of professionalism and political spin techniques applied in election campaigns.See how they run https://web.archive.org/web/20090914101051/http://en.proua.com/pulse%20of%20the%20week/2009/09/02/182426.html 2009-09-14, proUA (2 September 2009) The most popular candidates are former prime minister and leader of the Opposition party Viktor Yanukovych and current prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Incumbent president Viktor Yushchenko's support has slumped from a high of 52% in 2004 to below 3% in Ukrainian public opinion polls. Most political commentators regard him as a heavy underdog who stands little chance of being re-elected to a second term of office.Surviving the Crisis in Ukraine (American Progress Forum Video) http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/ukraine_event.html Center for American Progress 30 July 2009 19 August 2009 11 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090811030213/http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/07/ukraine_event.html/ live A recent public opinion poll indicated that 83% of Ukrainians will not vote for Yushchenko.Poll: Ukraine president's chances of re-election slim http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/50997 Kyiv Post 20 October 2009 2009-09-20 On 5 April 2009, Arseniy Yatseniuk, former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, announced his intention to run in the election.Yatsenyuk will be on the ballot for the office of President of Ukraine http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/795471 Korrespondent.net 5 April 2009 2009-04-07 7 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407000347/http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/795471 live His popularity has slowly risen to around 12–14% and is now in third place behind Yanukovych and Tymoshenko.Presidential race: Young candidate so far not candidate of the young http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/46930 Kyiv Post 13 August 2009 2009-08-13 19 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090819122932/http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/46930 live According to Oxford Analytica the working relationship between President Yushchenko and his Prime Minister Tymoshenko will be further complicated by the search of Yushchenko for partners other than Tymoshenko's Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko who will ensure his re-election.Yushchenko plots his premier's removal https://web.archive.org/web/20081121090244/http://www.taraskuzio.net/media18_files/Yushchenko_Tymoshenko.pdf 21 November 2008 , Oxford Analytica (11 March 2008) Since Yushchenko dismissed Tymoshenko as prime minister on 8 September 2005, the relations between Tymoshenko and Yushchenko,Tymoshenko accuses Yuschenko of obstructing executive authorities' teamwork https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212242/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/7403/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (6 February 2009)Yuschenko demands immediate amendments to 2009 budget to save Ukraine's economy – televised address to nation https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212257/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/6784/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (30 January 2009)Yushchenko, Tymoshenko criticize each other (photo-report) https://web.archive.org/web/20090213150513/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-300192.html 13 February 2009 , UNIAN (11 February 2009)Agreement with Russia threatens Ukraine's security – President https://web.archive.org/web/20090213194604/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-299984.html 13 February 2009 , UNIAN (10 February 2009) including the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine,Presidential secretariat considers PM's report "theatrical performance" https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212314/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/7322/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (5 February 2009) have been hostile.Yushchenko calls on Oblast leaders to work out joint plan of actions https://web.archive.org/web/20090615154758/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-320314.html 15 June 2009 , UNIAN (10 June 2009) In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of 11 February 2009 Tymoshenko said her recent conflict with the president is a political competition and not ideological antagonisms and she emphasized that the "election struggle for the next presidential elections has virtually begun."Tymoshenko: Political Competition Accounts For Conflict With Yuschenko https://web.archive.org/web/20120315131337/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/179917.html 2012-03-15 , Ukrainian News Agency (11 February 2009) During a visit to Brussels on 10 February 2009, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn seconded that.Ukrainian speaker condemns Kyiv's internal bickering https://web.archive.org/web/20090213181431/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-300208.html 13 February 2009 , UNIAN, (11 February 2009) In late February 2009, President Yushchenko called on all Ukrainian politicians to "stop the presidential election campaign until July 1."Yuschenko Called On Politicians To Stop Presidential Election Campaign Until JulyApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ukrainian News Agency (27 February 2009)Interview with the president https://web.archive.org/web/20090227034726/http://www.kyivpost.com/nation/36253 27 February 2009 , Kyiv Post (25 February 2009) On 16 June 2009, Tymoshenko accused Yushchenko, Yatseniuk and Yanukovych of having the same campaign headquarters financed by (businessman and) RosUkrEnergo owner Dmytro Firtash.Tymoshenko: Yushchenko, Yatseniuk, and Yanukovych have one headquarters for three https://web.archive.org/web/20110813153911/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-321211.html 13 August 2011 , UNIAN (16 June 2009)Yuschenko and Yatseniuk are 'technical candidates' for Yanukovych, says Tymoshenko https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212334/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/15621/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (16 June 2009)Tymoshenko Says Yuschenko To Be Yatseniuk's Technical CandidateApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ukrainian News Agency (16 June 2009) Tymoshenko stated on 22 June 2009 that "There is a team work on solving these issues between the President and the Prime Minister. Professional advice and support of the President will help the government during difficult times".Tymoshenko says "there is team work" between her and President https://web.archive.org/web/20090624041021/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-322392.html 24 June 2009 , UNIAN (22 June 2009) On 11 August 2009, Russian president Medvedev in an open letterAddress to the President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko https://web.archive.org/web/20090815110536/http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/text/docs/2009/08/220759.shtml 2009-08-15 , Kremlin.ru (11 August 2009) directed at Viktor Yushchenko, raised a number of issues of concern related to the perceived "anti-Russian position of the current Ukrainian authorities". The Russian president's commentsRelations between Russia and Ukraine: a New Era Must Begin https://web.archive.org/web/20090430140149/http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/sdocs/vappears.shtml 2009-04-30 , Video – Russian president (11 August 2009) were considered by analysts and others including the president of Ukraine as Russia's interference in Ukraine's domestic affairs.UPDATE 3-Russia's Medvedev wades into Ukraine polls, Reuters (August 11, 2009)Medvedev lambasts Ukraine leader, BBC News (11 August 2009)No hope for normalizing relations with Russia under current leadership, says Ukraine's opposition leader https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212414/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18365/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2009)Medvedev's statement shows Russia wants to impact presidential campaign in Ukraine, says pro-Yuschenko MP https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212440/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18366/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2009)Yatseniuk says Yuschenko has given grounds to call his policy anti-Russian https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212507/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18417/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2009)Medvedev's statement may be 'to Yuschenko's advantage,' says Tihipko https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212533/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18418/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2009)Medvedev's message to Yuschenko could be used in election campaign to split Ukraine, says speaker https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212547/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18419/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 August 2009) On 12 September 2009, a tour called "With Ukraine in Heart" in support of Yulia Tymoshenko kick-started on Kyiv's Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The most popular singers and bands of Ukraine took part in the tour.Artist included Ruslana, Oleksandr Ponomaryov, Ani Lorak, Potap and Nastia Kamenskikh, Tina Karol, Natalia Mogilevska, Iryna Bilyk, TIK, TNMK, "Druha Rika", Mad Heads XL. See the concert here https://web.archive.org/web/20090922215248/http://www.videoinfo.com.ua/ 2009-09-22Events by themes: Allukrainian round "With Ukraine in a heart!" https://web.archive.org/web/20121021202335/http://photo.unian.net/eng/themes/14524 21 October 2012 . UNIANMogilevska went to Tymoshenko https://web.archive.org/web/20090919025334/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-335608.html 19 September 2009 , UNIAN (11 September 2008) On 14 September 2009, the Communist Party of Ukraine, the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), the Justice Party and the Union of Leftists signed an agreement on creating the bloc of leftists and center-leftists and a unitary participation in the presidential election.Four parties unite to participate in presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20120229130135/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/20204/ 2012-02-29 , Interfax-Ukraine (14 September 2009)Bloc of left and center-left forces to nominate CPU Leader for Ukraine's president https://web.archive.org/web/20120314010307/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/21363/ 14 March 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (3 October 2009) The Pechersky district court in Kyiv on 22 September 2009, banned "any unfair advertisement" against Tymoshenko in response to a video (allegedly made by the Party of Regions), which claimed that Tymoshenko does not deliver on her promises. The video reportedly mocked Tymoshenko's main campaign slogan "She Works," which is frequently used in her advertisements. In October 2009 representatives of the Western Ukrainian intelligentsia called upon the candidates Yushchenko, Yatseniuk, Hrytsenko and "other representatives of national democratic forces" to withdraw in favour of Tymoshenko.Western Ukrainian intelligentsia calls on candidates for president to withdraw in favor of Tymoshenko https://web.archive.org/web/20120314005853/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/21256/ 2012-03-14 , Interfax-Ukraine (1 October 2009) On 6 October 2009, the incumbent President Yushchenko warned that there may be attempts to use regional television and radio companies to create advantages for the government in the election campaign.Vannykova: Yuschenko warns against attempts to monopolize radio and TV broadcasting, Kyiv Post (6 October 2009) On 17 October 2009, The Social-Democratic Party of Ukraine has backed a decision to create the bloc of left and center-left political forces and supported the leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine Petro Symonenko as a single candidate for the post of the Ukrainian president from left political forcesSocial-Democratic Party supports Symonenko as single candidate for president post from left political forces, Kyiv Post (17 October 2009) 19 October was the official start of the Elections campaign 90-day period. 20 October candidate nomination registration opens. Oleg Riabokon first candidate to officially nominate. On 20 October, Ukrainian Parliament voted to amend Ukraine's Constitution (390 out of 438 in favor) to remove provision related to Parliamentary immunity that prevents a member of parliament from being criminally liable, detained or arrested without the consent of the Verkhovna Rada. An earlier proposal to only remove immunity from the Parliament was defeated. The proposed new provisions also limits presidential immunity. The president can not be detained or arrested without the consent of the parliament; however, on conviction of an offense the president automatically loses office. The proposed amendments have been forwarded to Ukraine's Constitutional Court for review and will need to be reaffirmed by the parliament in February 2010.Parliament votes to remove Immunity https://web.archive.org/web/20091023050303/http://www.unian.net/ukr/news/news-342192.html 23 October 2009 , UNIAN (20 October 2009) Political analyst and senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Andrew Wilson, has cast doubt on Arseny Yatseniuk, currently Ukraine's third most popular candidate, ability to maintain his meteoritic rise following a decline in his ratings dropping from a high of 13% in August to 9% in October. "Yatseniuk must look to plan B"Yatseniuk loses fresh-face label, popularity after his financial backers exposed, Kyiv Post (22 October 2009) On 6 November the nominations were closed. The same day a Viktor Yushchenko aide amidst concern over the recent flu outbreak which claimed 97 lives has proposed the cancellation of the January election until May 2010 which would extend the President's term of office a further six months.Flu epidemic in Ukraine may require postponement of elections https://web.archive.org/web/20101113051117/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/52092/ 13 November 2010 , Kyiv Post (6 November 2009) The World Health Organization has stated that they expect a second and third wave of infections to occur in Spring (April to June)WHO experts forecast three waves of A/H1N1 flu in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20091108013152/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/52054/ 8 November 2009 , Kyiv Post (6 November 2009) bringing into further doubt Yushchenko's proposed cancellation. Under Ukraine's Constitution the elections can be canceled if a State of Emergency is declared. Also on 6 November 2009, the Emergencies Ministry stated it saw no grounds to introduce a state of emergency in Ukraine due to the flu epidemic.Emergency ministry sees no grounds for state of emergency https://web.archive.org/web/20091108013223/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/52083/ 8 November 2009 , Kyiv Post (6 November 2009) On 9 November President Yushchenko said the same.Yushchenko: there are no grounds for state of emergency https://web.archive.org/web/20091112215315/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-345792.html 12 November 2009 , UNIAN (9 November 2009)Ukraine president: no reason to delay vote over flu https://web.archive.org/web/20091111050159/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-345757.html 11 November 2009 , UNIAN (9 November 2009) Serhy Lutsenko, the deputy head of the People's Self-Defense party expressed on 11 November 2009 concern that Viktor Yushchenko will support his past rival, Viktor Yanukovych, in a run-off election between Yanukovych and Tymoshenko.Yushchenko to back Yanukovych in runoffs https://web.archive.org/web/20091119235852/http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2009/11/10/204057 19 November 2009 , ZIK (11 November 2009) On 3 December 2009, the Ukrainian National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting complained that certain TV channels did not give equal conditions to all presidential candidates.National Council: Ukrainian TV and radio companies not giving equal conditions to presidential candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20110201024340/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/54264/ 1 February 2011 , Kyiv Post (3 December 2009) On 11 December 2009, the European People's Party EPP called on "Ukraine's democratic forces" to unite around the most democratic candidate who will win through to the presidential run-off. All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland", the Our Ukraine People's Union, and the People's Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) are the EPP's partners in Ukraine.EPP calls on Ukraine's democratic forces to unite around most democratic candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20091213182737/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/27360 13 December 2009 , Interfax-Ukraine (9 December 2009) On 11 December 2009, candidate Viktor Yanukovych stated that his Party of Regions possesses information that "government representatives are currently "motivating" the chairmen of election commissions and seeking options for victory in every possible way" and called for his supporters go to the Maidan Nezalezhnosti in case of election fraud.Yanukovych vows to gather people on Maidan if election results are rigged https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212650/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/27579/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (11 December 2009) Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko proposes a referendum on the format of Constitutional reform - Parliamentary versus Presidential system of governance.BYT proposes discussing form of government, constitutional amendments to referendum https://web.archive.org/web/20100218004701/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59573/ 18 February 2010 Kyiv Post, 15 February 2010 Issues The list of major issues raised in the campaign included The economyUkrainians blame Yuschenko (47%) and Tymoshenko (22%) for creating economic mess https://web.archive.org/web/20200312130335/https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/ukraine-politics/ukrainians-blame-yuschenko-and-tymoshenko-for-crea-50996.html 12 March 2020 , Kyiv Post (20 August 2009) Health Housing Ukraine's membership of NATO and CSTOPoll: over 40 percent of Ukrainians prefer Collective Security Treaty Organization, 12.5 percent favor NATO https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143750/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53640/ 6 June 2012 (26 November 2009) European integration Relations with RussiaRelations between Russia and Ukraine: a New Era Must Begin https://web.archive.org/web/20090813224408/http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/text/speeches/2009/08/11/0832_type207221_220745.shtml/ 2009-08-13 , Demitry Medvedev (11 August 2009)Yushchenko calling on Medvedev to intensify Russian-Ukrainian dialog, Kyiv Post (19 August 2009) Constitutional reform UEFA Euro 2012 football tournament Status of the Russian language According to the Director of the Penta Center for Political Studies Volodymyr Fesenko, there were only small differences in the election programs of the various candidates.Experts: Presidential campaign characterized by poor programs of candidates https://web.archive.org/web/20110217051933/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53400/ 17 February 2011 , Kyiv Post (23 November 2009) Opinion polls According to an article in Kyiv Post in November 2009, Yanukovych's popularity in the Donbas was fading and Donbas voters voted mainly for Yanukovych to keep Tymoshenko from power."Voting for Yanukovych, but unenthusiastically", Kyiv Post (26 November 2009) A poll released 15 December 2009 by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems has indicated that Viktor Yanukovych (31%) as the most likely to win the presidential election in a contest with Yulia Tymoshenko (19%).International Foundation for Electoral Systems http://www.ifes.org/publication/9c648aca6bb32dc209a4384513da12d2/IFES_UkraineSurvey2009_PR.pdf 15 December 2009 16 December 2009 Archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/20110616183442/http://www.ifes.org/publication/9c648aca6bb32dc209a4384513da12d2/IFES_UkraineSurvey2009_PR.pdf 16 June 2011 dead dmy-all All other candidates were below 5% with Viktor Yushchenko on 3.5% with a negativity rating of 83%. The survey also indicated that Ukrainians are pessimistic about the socio-political situation in the country. Seventy-four percent believe Ukraine is on a path toward instability and more than nine in ten Ukrainians are dissatisfied with the economic (96%) and political situation (92%) in the country. According to other recent opinion polls, the Party of Regions candidate Viktor Yanukovych (25.0% to 33.3%) was placed first among viable presidential candidates, with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (15.5% to 18.4%) coming in second, and Front for Change candidate Arseniy Yatsenyuk (6.7% to 14.5%) in third place. Incumbent President, Viktor Yushchenko (2.0% to 3.8%) following his decline in popularity with the Ukrainian public comes in at a distant sixth place behind leader of the Communist Party Petro Symonenko (3.4% to 4.5%) and Parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn (1.4% to 5.8%).http://bd.fom.ru/report/map/ukrain/ukrain_eo/du090430 Yushchenko approval rating FOM-Ukraine 22 May 2009 27 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727124630/http://bd.fom.ru/report/map/ukrain/ukrain_eo/du090430 liveTaras Kuzio Taras Kuzio https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/with-or-without-baloha-yushchenkos-unelectable-2-305121.html With or without Baloha, Yushchenko's unelectable Kyiv Post 24 October 2009 1 March 2016 1 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301090716/https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/with-or-without-baloha-yushchenkos-unelectable-2-305121.html live A survey conducted by U.S.-based International Foundation for Electoral Systems and financed by the United States Agency for International Development (21–29 November) lists Viktor Yushchenko as the highest negativity rating (83%) and Viktor Yanukovych with the most positive rating (42%)en"Voters unhappy with choices, want jobs" https://web.archive.org/web/20091219184443/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/55401/ 19 December 2009 , (21–29 November) International Foundation for Electoral Systems An opinion poll conducted by FOM-Ukraine in September/October 2009 expected the turnout to be at least 85.1%.Survey: most Ukrainians ready to vote in presidential polls, Kyiv Post (12 October 2009) The poll carried out by the Oleksandr Yaremenko Institute for Social Research in December 2009 predicted (at least) a 70% turnout.Pollster predicts 70% turnout for presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20091225203524/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/55800/ 25 December 2009 , Kyiv Post (23 December 2009) 2 January 2010 was the beginning of the 15-day media blackout on reporting of election polls before the 17 January first-round election.http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56318/ Public reporting of poll results is prohibited in final 15 days before presidential election 2010-01-02 2 January 2010 Interfax-Ukraine Kyiv Post 17 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117194343/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56318/ live First-round polls Pollster Date Margin of error Sample size Viktor Yanukovych official portrait.jpg center 83 50 71 5 15 YanukovychPoR Yulia Tymoshenko 2008.jpg center 64 50 71 0 7 TymoshenkoYTB Сергій Тигіпко.jpg center 70 50 70 0 16 TihipkoSU Arseniy Yatsenyuk 2011-09-28.jpg center 70 50 70 0 9 YatsenyukFFC Flickr - Saeima - Latviju oficiālā vizītē apmeklē Ukrainas parlamenta priekšsēdētājs (13) (cropped).jpg center 71 50 71 0 10 LytvynLB x71px|center YushchenkoOU Symonenko Petr.png center 88 50 71 2 17 SymonenkoCPU Inna Bohoslovska 2.jpg center 107 50 71 0 12 BohoslovskaViche Moroz 2003 (cropped 2).jpg center 60 50 71 2 3 MorozSPU Oleh Tyahnybok 2013.jpg center 90 50 71 0 19 TyahnybokAUUF Msc 2006-Saturday, 16.00 - 18.00-Grytsenko.jpg center 70 50 70 0 7HrytsenkoOU Others Against all Will not vote Not sure Party of Regions Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc Strong Ukraine Front for Change (Ukraine) Lytvyn Bloc Our Ukraine (political party) Communist Party of Ukraine Aktsent Socialist Party of Ukraine All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" Our Ukraine (political party) 2007 FOM-Ukraine24.4% of Ukrainians ready to support Yanukovych at presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20071228144828/http://unian.net/eng/news/news-228706.html 28 December 2007 , UNIAN (27 December 2007) 14 23 12 2007 year ±2.2pp 39.3 – – – – 39.9 5.0 – 5.8 – – 8.0 2.0 – – 2008 FOM-Ukraine 25 2 01 2008 year – – 24.4 19.8 – – – 12.7 – – – – – 7.9 7.2 15.1 Razumkov Centre 31 5 01 2008 – – 20.0 24.8 – – 3.1 13.1 3.7 – 0.8 – – – 6.1 8.0 18.1 USSОпрос: наилучшие шансы стать президентом – у Тимошенко и Януковича / NEWSru.ua http://rus.newsru.ua/ukraine/31may2008/favorites.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080604010104/http://rus.newsru.ua/ukraine/31may2008/favorites.html 2008-06-04 2008-10-26 16 4 05 2008– 27.0 26.0 – – 6.0 8.0 – – – – – – – 33.0 SOCISPress release on the results sociological research—September 2008 SOCIS http://www.socis.kiev.ua/en/research-results.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090706194610/http://www.socis.kiev.ua/en/research-results.html 2009-07-06 2009-10-14 30 8 09 2008 ±2.2pp 25.1 26.0 – 2.6 4.9 6.5 4.3 – 0.9 0.4 1.3 7.9 11.0 8.1 ISPP Institute of social and political psychologyukФонд громадської думки Президентський рейтинг Тимошенко впав https://web.archive.org/web/20230116221208/https://gazeta.ua/articles/politics/_prezidentskij-rejting-timoshenko-vpav/275986 16 January 2023 , gazeta.ua (24 December 2008) 24 30 11 2008 ±2.0pp 20.7 17.9 – 4.6 3.8 3.9 5.0 – 0.5 0.9 – 0.4 41.5 Razumkov CentreukДумка громадян України про підсумки 2008 р. (опитування) https://archive.today/20120913072213/http://www.uceps.org/news.php?news_id=140 2012-09-13, Razumkov Centre (26 December 2008) 17 24 12 2008 ±2.3pp 19.8 15.8 – 6.6 5.4 4.5 5.3 – 0.5 – – 2.1 40.4 2009 R&BGPoll: "CHANGE OF ELECTORAL SITUATION IN UKRAINE – April 2009"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes, R&BG (April 2009) 1 9 04 2009 ±2.2pp 27.9 15.6 – 13.4 5.5 1.9 3.8 – – – – 6.9 9.0 8.6 7.4 KMISPoll: Yanukovych, Tymoshenko, Yatseniuk have best chances to be elected president – April 18, 2009, KMIS (April 2009) 3 12 04 2009 25.6 14.4 – 13.6 2.9 2.4 3.3 – – – – – 11.1 9.4 13.6 FOM-UkraineУкраїнці готові зробити Януковича президентом. 15% голосуватимуть "проти всіх" http://pravda.com.ua/news/2009/4/29/94043.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090502101639/http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2009/4/29/94043.htm 2009-05-02 2009-04-30 13 25 04 2009 ±4.0pp 21.9 15.3 – 13.8 3.5 2.2 4.3 – 0.4 2.3 – 10.4 5.6 12.6 FOM-UkraineYanukovych tops list of presidential candidates in Ukraine – poll https://web.archive.org/web/20220225025205/https://www.unian.info/politics/228200-yanukovych-tops-list-of-presidential-candidates-in-ukraine-poll.html 25 February 2022 , UNIAN (2 June 2009) 17 26 05 2009 ±4.0pp 26.6 16.2 – 12.8 2.9 1.9 3.4 – – – – – 36.2 R&BGPoll: "CHANGE OF ELECTORAL SITUATION IN UKRAINE – June 2009"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes, R&BG (June 2009) 12 22 06 2009 ±2.2pp 26.8 16.8 – 12.3 3.9 2.1 3.5 3.0 – 2.0 – – 16.6 9.0 6.8 UPS Ukrainian Project SystemPoll: Yanukovych, Tymoshenko still top presidential ratings https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212741/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/18101/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (4 August 2009) 20 21 06 2009 ±2.0pp 24.0 12.8 – 5.7 8.7 2.9 3.5 – <1 1.9 <1 – 40.5 SOCISSocis Poll: 25% Of Ukrainians Prepared To Support Yanukovych For President, 20.5% To Vote For Tymoshenko https://web.archive.org/web/20090819012221/http://www.ukranews.com/eng/article/215119.html 2009-08-19, Ukrainian News Agency (17 August 2009) 24 4 08 2009 ±2.8pp 25.0 20.5 1.4 14.5 5.9 3.8 3.7 1.3 – 1.5 – 2.6 19.8 R&BGPoll: "CHANGE OF ELECTORAL SITUATION IN UKRAINE – August 2009"April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes, R&BG (August 2009) 4 14 08 2009 ±2.2pp 26.0 16.5 – 12.6 4.2 2.0 4.5 – – – – 7.3 9.9 6.6 10.4 SOCISSocis Poll: President of Ukraine candidates rating. 100 days before elections https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123855/http://www.socis.kiev.ua/en/press/president-of-ukraine-candidates-rating-100-days-before-electi.html 2011-07-27, SOCIS (8 October 2009) 20 1 10 2009 ±1.5pp 28.7 19.0 2.6 8.2 2.8 2.8 3.6 0.8 – 1.0 0.7 0.2 9.4 20.3 FOM-UkraineYanukovych leads polls as a candidate for presidency https://web.archive.org/web/20101218212130/http://en.for-ua.com/news/2009/10/13/150017.html 2010-12-18, ForUm (13 October 2009) 26 4 10 2009 ±4pp 26.8 15.6 1.6 9.3 1.4 2.2 4.0 – – – – – 15.2 6.7 6.7 R&BGPoll: Yanukovych could beat Tymoshenko in run-off by a wide margin https://web.archive.org/web/20101024212302/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/51409/ 24 October 2010 , R&BG (August 2009) 12 31 10 2009 ±2.2pp 31.0 18.4 3.6 9.6 2.3 3.5 3.5 – – – – 3.0 6.8 6.8 9.0 R&BGElectoral Situation in Ukraine: 50 days to go https://archive.today/20120907120850/http://www.rb.com.ua/rus/politics/polls/2009/5558.html 2012-09-07, R&BG (27 November 2009) 17 25 11 2009 ±2.2pp 32.4 16.3 4.4 6.1 4.5 3.5 3.8 – – – – 1.6 7.5 4.3 15.9 KIISVoters unhappy with choices, want jobs https://web.archive.org/web/20091219184443/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/55401/ 19 December 2009, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (17 December 2009) 21 29 11 2009 ±2.5pp 31.2 19.1 4.8 4.7 2.8 3.5 3.8 0.7 – 1.8 0.7 2.4 7.9 5.0 11.6 FOM-UkraineYanukovych leads presidential race in Ukraine – polls https://web.archive.org/web/20120224065816/http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007539&docId=l:1087929803&isRss=true 2012-02-24 , Interfax (7 December 2009) 22 30 11 2009 ±3.2pp 29.8 14.8 5.7 4.8 2.5 4.3 2.9 – – – – – 12.7 – – R&BGElectoral Situation in Ukraine: 30 days to goJuly 2018 InternetArchiveBot no, R&BG (17 December 2009) 5 13 12 2009 ±1.8pp 33.3 16.6 7.4 6.7 4.1 3.8 3.4 – – – – 3.2 9.0 3.5 9.0 Runoff polls Pollster Date Margin of error Sample size Viktor Yanukovych official portrait.jpg center 83 50 71 5 15 YanukovychPoR Yulia Tymoshenko 2008.jpg center 64 50 71 0 7 TymoshenkoYTB Others Against all Will not vote Not sure Party of Regions Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc 2008 USS 16 4 05 2008 41.0 44.0 15.0 SOCIS 30 8 09 2008 ±2.2pp 34.6 32.7 0.9 32.7 2009 R&BG 1 9 04 2009 ±2.2pp 38.4 29.3 – 19.0 8.2 5.0 R&BG 12 22 06 2009 ±2.2pp 38.8 28.8 – 16.6 9.0 6.8 SOCIS 24 4 08 2009 ±2.8pp 26.1 24.4 49.5 R&BG 4 14 08 2009 ±2.2pp 39.6 28.0 – 19.0 6.8 6.4 SOCIS 20 1 10 2009 ±1.5pp 40.3 32.6 – 17 1.4 8.8 R&BG 12 31 10 2009 ±2.2pp 41.9 29.8 28.3 R&BG 17 25 11 2009 ±2.2pp 47.4 28.1 – 4.5 7.5 KIIS 21 29 11 2009 ±2.5pp 42.0 28.0 18.0 12.0 FOM-Ukraine 22 30 11 2009 ±3.2pp 41.0 25.2 20.7 13.1 R&BG 5 13 12 2009 ±1.8pp 46.7 30.0 – 13.2 3.6 6.5 Exit polls All exit polls conducted during the final round of voting reported a win for Viktor Yanukovych over Yulia Tymoshenko.Exit Polls: Yanukovych wins Ukraine election https://web.archive.org/web/20100212144626/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/58894/ 12 February 2010 , (7 February 2010)Interfax-Ukraine exit poll: Yanukovych leads among voters in Kyiv, regional capitals https://web.archive.org/web/20110209160757/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/58897/ 9 February 2011 , (7 February 2010)ДАНІ ЕКЗИТ-ПОЛІВ (Summary Exit Polls) https://web.archive.org/web/20100210190935/http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2010/02/7/4729483/ 10 February 2010 , (7 February 2010) Polling agencyViktor YanukovychYulia TymoshenkoNational Exit Poll48.745.5TRK Ukraina48.645.7ICTV49.845.2 SOCIS49.644.5FOM Center for Social and Marketing Research49.744.6Research & Branding group50.244.0Interfax-Ukraine51.041.0 Conduct The election was widely recognized and endorsed as being fair and an accurate reflection of voters' intentions by all international agencies observing the election including the OSCE and PACE.Ukraine's Tymoshenko bloc 'contesting election result', BBC News (9 February 2010)Run-off confirms that Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments https://web.archive.org/web/20110617195215/http://assembly.coe.int/ASP/NewsManager/EMB_NewsManagerView.asp?ID=5267 17 June 2011 , Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (8 February 2010) According to all international organizations observing the election, allegations of electoral fraud in relation to the first-round ballot were unfounded; they declared that the conduct of the elections was within internationally recognized democratic standards and a testament to the will of the people of Ukraine.EU endorses Ukraine election result https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033800/http://euobserver.com/?aid=29431 5 June 2011 , euobserver (8 February 2010)International observers say Ukrainian election was free and fair https://web.archive.org/web/20201012114207/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803583.html 12 October 2020 , The Washington Post (9 February 2010)European Parliament president greets Ukraine on conducting free and fair presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20100211014322/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59077/ 11 February 2010 , Kyiv Post (9 February 2010) A December 2009 poll found that 82 percent of Ukrainians expected vote rigging, those fears were shared by some election observers, both international and domestic. The latter also fearing the lack of an independent exit poll; which they see as essential to deterring vote fraud.Election watchers worried by lack of independent exit poll; survey essential to deterring vote fraud, Kyiv Post (11 December 2009) Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's Prime-minister and one of the main candidates who sought election in the poll stated that: "We will not challenge any election returns to avoid tremors, which may bring about instability in this country. If the people elect their president, and this is not Yulia Tymoshenko, I will take this choice easy, for sure"Tymoshenko will not protest presidential election outcome https://web.archive.org/web/20110718095952/http://forua.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/tymoshenko-will-not-protest-presidential-election-outcome/ 18 July 2011, ForUm (25 September 2009) Former president Leonid Kuchma also excluded the possibility of a third-round ballot. According to Kuchma, "during the election campaign in 2004 the decision about holding the third round was political and it will not be repeated. The 2004 decision was an exclusion from a rule".Ex-president excludes third round of presidential elections https://web.archive.org/web/20110220213614/http://nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=100472 2011-02-20, National Radio Ukraine (25 September 2009) Viktor Baloha, former presidential secretary under Viktor Yushchenko stated: "Alarming declarations about the likely vote rigging directly point to organizational weaknesses of some candidates as the law allows for reliable barriers against any electoral fraud. For instance, any presidential candidate can send his two representatives to sit on local and regional electoral commissions, appoint observers to keep an eye on voting and counting of ballots. Proxies of candidates who have wide authority can also supervise the course of the voting". "There are more than enough supervisory tools. Other effective barriers to electoral fraud are the Central Election Commission [whose members are appointed by major parliamentary parties on a quota principle] and numerous international observers. Mass media and NGOs, notably, the Committee of Voters of Ukraine, will also be effective in helping to curb fraud. Of great importance for establishing the final tally are also exit polls run by respected polling companies.they will all be used during the campaign." adding that "All the more so that there are 18 presidential candidates, some having considerable weight. That is why any declarations about the likely fraud are just attempts to justify a defeat of those who make them. Note that those candidates who are selling themselves as strong-willed and tough are most given to such declarations. In fact, such declarations expose them as would-be losers and outsiders"Wolf-crying about likely vote rigging presidential candidates try to justify their future defeat, ZIK (24 November 2009) Candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko both accused the other of intending to use vote rigging to win the election during the election campaign.Yanukovych sure Tymoshenko will try to rig results of presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20120609120607/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/55333/ 9 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (17 December 2009)Tymoshenko says she will prevent Yanukovych from rigging presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20120609120622/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/55336/ 9 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (17 December 2009) Early January 2010 Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko warned that there is a real threat of "administrative pressure" being applied during the counting of votes at the presidential election. Viktor Yushchenko without providing any details has alleged that the highest threat of falsification in the first round will be applied by Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc; "because candidate Viktor Yanukovych will enter the second round in any case".Yuschenko warns of significant threat of administrative pressure during counting of votes https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212705/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/29250/ 15 May 2012 , Interfax-Ukraine (5 January 2010) Allegations were made that Viktor Yushchenko had made a deal with Viktor Yanukovych in order to secure a number of political positions for members of his team in exchange for supporting Viktor Yanukovych's campaign https://archive.today/20130418224857/http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2010/01/08/211289 President's office ex-official blows Yushchenko-Yanukovych secret deal, ZIK (8 January 2010) Concern has been expressed that Viktor Yushchenko had tried to prevent news of the deal from being published by declaring it a State Secret.[http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=35871&tx_ttnews https://web.archive.org/web/20160902144658/http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1 2016-09-02 [backPid]=7&cHash=e9627f75db Yushchenko and Yanukovych Forge an Electoral Alliance – Taras Kuzio, Jamestown Foundation (8 January 2010) A joint poll conducted by Democratic Initiatives and Ukrainian Sociology Service of January 2010 showed that less than 5% of the polled believed that the presidential election would be fair with 41.4% of respondents that believed that the election results could be manipulated and 15.7% being certain that the entire vote would be rigged.Poll: Less than 5% Ukrainians believe presidential election will be fair https://web.archive.org/web/20120609120630/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56820/ 9 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (12 January 2010) According to the same poll, 5.8% of those polled stated they were ready to sell their votes if the sum suited them and 1.9% of the respondents were ready to sell their votes for any presidential candidates and for any funds.Poll: Most Ukrainians not planning to sell their votes in presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20120609120651/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56815/ 9 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (12 January 2010) A voter casting more than one ballot, or selling their vote, could have faced as much as two years jail time.Ukraine presidential candidates trade warnings, promises – Summary https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071931/http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/303574,ukraine-presidential-candidates-trade-warnings-promises%E2%80%94summary.html 4 March 2016 , Earth Times (13 January 2010) The Ukrainian Central Election Commission and international observers found no evidence of significant electoral fraud and said that the voting and counting was fair.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8506491.stm Ukraine instability fears as Tymoshenko plans next move 9 February 2010 10 February 2010 16 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230116221151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8506491.stm live International observers The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expected (in November 2009) that some 600 international observers would be monitoring the elections.PACE, OSCE election observers are arriving in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20110217051854/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/53402/ 17 February 2011 , Kyiv Post (23 November 2009) The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will send around 60 long-term and 600 short-term observers to Ukraine to monitor the presidential elections, Ukraine had submitted an invitation to the OSCE to monitor the elections.Over 600 OSCE observers to monitor presidential elections in Ukraine, Kyiv Post (13 October 2009) This electoral observation mission is headed by Portuguese politician João Soares, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The OSCE/ODIHR long term observation mission was officially opened on 26 November 2009.OSCE/ODIHR officially opens election observation mission for presidential election in Ukraine https://web.archive.org/web/20120523182503/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53662/ 23 May 2012 , Kyiv Post (26 November 2009) On 12 January 2009, the OSCE where not satisfied with the level of funding for salaries and transport services.OSCE observer: Ukrainian election lacks funding for salaries, transport services https://web.archive.org/web/20110124142010/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56827/ 24 January 2011 , Kyiv Post (12 January 2010) The European Union member-states will send over 700 observers to monitor the elections.European Union to send over 700 observers to monitor Ukraine's presidential elections https://web.archive.org/web/20101113045234/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/53040/ 13 November 2010 , Kyiv Post (17 November 2009) The Canada Ukraine FoundationElection Observer Mission 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085154/http://www.cufoundation.ca/EOM2010 2010-01-17 , Canada Ukraine Foundation (a Canadian NGOAbout us https://web.archive.org/web/20080906112345/http://www.cufoundation.ca/about 2008-09-06 , Canada Ukraine Foundation) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will also send observers.PACE delegation to pay visit to Ukraine on November 24–26 https://web.archive.org/web/20091125174542/http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-348265.html 25 November 2009 , UNIAN (23 November 2009) The PACE delegation is led by Hungarian politician Mátyás Eörsi.European lawmakers' hopes low for Ukraine vote, Kyiv Post (26 November 2009) Late November the PACE delegation was sceptical the elections would meet the organization's standards. On 8 December 2009, Renate Wohlwend, co-rapporteur of PACE stated that PACE might continue to monitor Ukrainian politics after the country's presidential election.PACE may keep monitoring Ukraine after presidential poll, Kyiv Post (8 December 2009) Wohlwend had also called on the Ukrainian parliament to amend a law on the presidential elections as soon as possible. Wohlwend expressed concern over the inclusion of a provision in Ukraine's electoral legislation giving the election commission the right to amend the electoral rolls on the day of the ballot. She expressed concern this could allow the rigging of the election results.PACE rapporteur calling on Ukraine's parliament to amend law on presidential elections, Kyiv Post (9 December 2009) The Polish European Center of Geopolitical Analysis did send 20 observers to monitor signs of xenophobia during the presidential election campaign.Polish observers to arrive in Ukraine to monitor signs of xenophobia during election campaign, Kyiv Post (4 December 2009) On 9 December 2009, candidate Viktor Yanukovych at a meeting with an OSCE election observation mission stated that he is afraid Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko might rig the presidential election.Yanukovych claims to OSCE that Ukrainian government intends to rig presidential election, Kyiv Post (9 December 2009) A total of 450 official observers from the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) will monitor the elections.450 observers from ENEMO international mission to monitor Ukrainian elections, Kyiv Post (15 December 2009) Paweł Kowal lead the delegation of the European Parliament's observers; this delegation included ten people, who cooperated closely with the delegations of observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Council of Europe, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).Kowal to head delegation of European Parliament's observers for elections https://web.archive.org/web/20110605123626/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/55225/ 5 June 2011 , Kyiv Post (16 December 2009) A total of 3,149 international observers did monitor the 17 January presidential election in Ukraine.Central Election Commission fails to register over 2,000 official observers from Georgia https://web.archive.org/web/20100121061407/http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/29514 21 January 2010 , Interfax-Ukraine (11, January 2010)Over 3,000 international observers registered for Ukrainian presidential election https://web.archive.org/web/20110124141331/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/56708/ 24 January 2011 , Kyiv Post (11, January 2010) On 18 January 2010, the OSCE announced it would send same number of observers to monitor Ukraine's second round of the election as in the first round.OSCE to send same number of observers to monitor Ukraine's runoff, Kyiv Post (18 January 2010) At the same time it called for bringing Ukraine's election laws in line with international normsOSCE observers: Ukraine's election laws should be brought in line with international norms, Kyiv Post (18 January 2010) but nevertheless it endorsed the first round of the Ukrainian presidential poll, saying it was of "high quality" and demonstrated "significant progress".Ukraine election: And then there were two, BBC News (18 January 2010) After the second round of the election international observers and the OSCE called the election transparent and honest. According to Serhiy Paskhalov, the head of presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko's main campaign office in Dnipropetrovsk, international observers were physically unable to register mass irregularities in the second round of the presidential election. According to Paskhalov six foreign observers had monitored the run-off presidential election at 469 polling stations in six electoral districts in Dnipropetrovsk region.BYT: International observers were physically unable to record mass irregularities in run-off vote https://web.archive.org/web/20120612031534/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59297/ 12 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (11 February 2009) Results 400px Viktor Yanukovych first round vote share 400px Yulia Tymoshenko first round vote share 400px Serhiy Tihipko first round vote share 400px Arseniy Yatsenyuk first round vote share 400px Viktor Yushchenko first round vote share 400px First round vote distribution 400px Viktor Yanukovych second round vote share 400px Yulia Tymoshenko second round vote share The first round of the election was held on 17 January 2010. Voter turnout was approximately 67 percent, compared to 75 percent at the 2004 presidential election. Early-vote returns from the first round of the election held on 17 January showed Yanukovych in first place with 36% of the vote.Ukrainian Presidential Election Set for Runoff https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704541004575010390901914042?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines The Wall Street Journal 18 January 2010 2010-01-18 James Marson 16 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230116220529/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704541004575010390901914042?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines live He faced a 7 February 2010 runoff against Tymoshenko, who finished second (with 25% of the vote). Incumbent president Viktor Yushchenko was defeated having received only 6% of the vote, finishing in fifth place behind Serhiy Tihipko and Arseniy Yatsenyuk who had each respectively received 13% and 7% of the vote.uk Central Election Commission Candidate Results https://web.archive.org/web/20100121012542/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vp2010/wp320pt00_t001f01=700pt001f01=700pplace=1.html 2010-01-21 , Central Election Commission of Ukraine (19 January 2010)TABLE-Ukraine's presidential election results https://web.archive.org/web/20100121145235/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/57325 21 January 2010 , Kyiv Post (18 January 2010)Ukraine's Orange leader Yushchenko loses election, BBC News (18 January 2010) Peter Simonenko, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Oleh Tyahnybok and Anatoliy Hrytsenko all scored between 4 and 1% of the votes. The remaining nine candidates for the presidency gained less than 1% of the votes.uk ЦВК оприлюднила офіційні результати 1-го туру виборів https://web.archive.org/web/20141021195659/http://gazeta.ua/index.php?id=324402 21 October 2014 , Gazeta.ua (25 January 2010) Analysts predicted that both candidates had a chance to win the second round.Analysts say exit poll results favor Tymoshenko win on Feb. 7, Kyiv Post (18 January 2010) Yanukovych refused to hold debates with his opponent before the second round of voting, saying Tymoshenko should either take responsibility for every word as prime minister, or go to the kitchen.http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Ukraine/56415_Yanukovych_Unwilling_To_Debate_Tymoshenko_At_Runoff_Election_/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190404192737/https://finchannel.com/Main_News/Ukraine/56415_Yanukovych_Unwilling_To_Debate_Tymoshenko_At_Runoff_Election_/ 4 April 2019 , The Financial (1 February 2010) After all ballots were counted, the Ukrainian Central Election Commission declared that Yanukovych won the election with 48.95% of the vote compared with 45.47% for Tymoshenko.ukRegular elections of the President of Ukraine 17/01/2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100121015545/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vp2010/wp300pt001f01%3D701.html 2010-01-21 , Central Election Commission of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc members immediately claimed that there was systematic and large-scale vote rigging in this run-off.Turchynov: vote rigging in favor of Yanukovych was systematic, large-scale https://web.archive.org/web/20120609121309/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59198/ 9 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (10 February 2009)Nataliya Korolevska: victory will be ours https://web.archive.org/web/20140815142406/http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/6za4s343 2014-08-15 , Yulia Tymoshenko official website (8 February 2009)Andriy Shevchenko: whole gamut of fraud in Donbas https://web.archive.org/web/20140815142413/http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/37u69796 2014-08-15 , Yulia Tymoshenko official website (8 February 2009)Ukraine election: Yanukovych urges Tymoshenko to quit, BBC News (10 February 2009) The second round of voting between Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko took place on 7 February 2010. Exit polls indicated that Yanukovych had been elected, with the National Election Poll placing him first at 49% of the vote to Tymoshenko's 46%.http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/02/08/4242868.html Ukrainian elections: anything possible 2010-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100220145436/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/02/08/4242868.html 2010-02-20 dead With 100% of the ballots counted, the tally was 12,481,268 votes for Yanukovych and 11,593,340 for Tymoshenko.http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vp2010/wp300pt001f01=701.html 2010-02-10 Archived copy 21 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100121015545/http://www.cvk.gov.ua/vp2010/wp300pt001f01%3D701.html live There were 1.19% invalid votes and 4.36% of voters chose to vote "Against all" (candidates). In Kyiv, the number of voter choosing "Against all" was close to 8%.Vote spoils Ukraine's EU, NATO hopesJanuary 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes , Ottawa Citizen (10 February 2010) Viktor Yanukovych Party of Regions 8686642 12481266 Yulia Tymoshenko Batkivshchyna 6159810 11593357 Serhiy Tihipko Strong Ukraine 3211198 Arseniy Yatsenyuk Independent 1711737 Viktor Yushchenko Independent 1341534 Petro Symonenko Communist Party of Ukraine 872877 Volodymyr Lytvyn People's Party 578883 Oleh Tyahnybok Svoboda 352282 Anatoliy Hrytsenko Independent 296412 Inna Bohoslovska Independent 102435 Oleksandr Moroz Socialist Party of Ukraine 95169 Yuriy Kostenko Ukrainian People's Party 54376 Liudmyla Suprun People's Democratic Party 47349 Vasyl Protyvsikh Independent 40352 Oleksandr Pabat Independent 35474 Serhiy Ratushniak Independent 29795 Mykhailo Brodskyy Independent 14991 Oleg Riabokon Independent 8334 Against all 542819 1113055 405765 305837 36968041 37051449 CEC Second round results by oblast OblastYanukovychTymoshenkoAgainst allInvalidTotalvotesVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Autonomous Republic of Crimea821,24479.20181,71517.5234,0053.2812,6271.201,049,591Cherkasy202,51229.22459,04166.2431,4864.549,1051.30702,144Chernihiv194,06931.33398,95364.4026,4714.277,4921.19626,985Chernivitsi121,38128.14291,94467.6718,0804.197,7441.76439,149City of Sevastopol178,20185.1221,94010.489,2014.401,9160.91211,258Dnipropetrovsk1,154,27463.60536,32129.55124,2696.8525,8161.401,840,680Donetsk2,435,52291.21173,8206.5160,9052.2822,5660.842,692,813Ivano-Frankivsk57,8497.11731,85890.0123,3852.8810,2001.24823,292Kharkiv1,076,96272.14338,64322.6877,2935.1816,3471.081,509,245Kherson323,20160.74181,75434.1627,1575.106,6871.24538,799Khmelnytskyi191,48425.32535,37170.7829,4943.9011,2971.47767,646Kirovohrad203,99940.12281,50955.3623,0144.536,4241.25514,946Kyiv City376,09925.95955,40665.92117,8148.1312,7510.871,462,070Kyiv Oblast229,85823.99678,53370.8249,6865.1915,1841.56973,261Luhansk1,237,92289.83107,5237.8032,6232.3713,3670.961,391,435Lviv131,1368.691,313,90487.1063,5184.2115,6861.031,524,244Mykolaiv446,05072.41143,13523.2426,8364.367,5491.21623,570Odesa868,53375.44228,75719.8754,0164.6920,0391.711,171,345Poltava318,40539.41442,58354.7846,9555.818,5911.05816,534Rivne121,44619.14489,57977.1623,4713.707,5851.18642,081Sumy194,60830.82402,59163.7634,1815.418,7211.36640,101Ternopil53,7737.99599,69789.1519,2162.865,7170.84678,403Vinnytsia227,63324.58667,10172.0431,2173.3712,2811.31938,232Volyn84,21214.16491,85482.7018,6893.146,0981.01600,853Zakarpattia224,91742.54279,63152.8924,1714.5712,5262.31541,245Zaporizhzhia731,93272.37227,53122.5051,9185.1312,2431.201,023,624Zhytomyr258,69537.17405,28958.2431,9284.598,8641.26704,776Overseas15,34934.2827,37461.132,0564.594140.9245,193Total12,481,26649.5511,593,35746.031,113,0554.42305,8371.2025,493,515Source: CEC, CEC Analysis Voting analysis showed that during the election creases started to emerge across the traditional geographical voters patterns. Tymoshenko made inroads in Yanukovych's traditional east and south Ukraine base of support, whereas Yanukovych did the same in Tymoshenko's traditional west and central Ukraine base of support.Election winner lacks strong voter mandate https://web.archive.org/web/20100217083456/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59340/ 17 February 2010 , Kyiv Post (11 February 2010) More women voted for Yanukovych than for Tymoshenko.Neanderthal power https://web.archive.org/web/20100329145027/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/opinion/editorial/detail/62532 29 March 2010 , Kyiv Post (25 March 2010) Reactions A few days after the election, Yanukovich received congratulations from the leaders of Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, NATO and the European Union. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59306/ Obama praises level of democratic development in Ukraine - Feb. 11, 2010 11 February 2010 12 February 2010 31 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110131222717/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59306/ livehttp://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/4b72cc95d7f26/ Сайт www.partyofregions.org.ua не настроен на сервере Partyofregions.org.ua 2022-03-08 13 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213173402/http://www.partyofregions.org.ua/eng/pr-east-west/4b72cc95d7f26/ live NATO, EU follow U.S., welcome Yanukovych https://web.archive.org/web/20110201054755/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59372/ 1 February 2011 , Kyiv Post (12 February 2010)http://unian.net/rus/news/news-362520.html Януковича поздравили еще 5 президентов 12 February 2010 15 February 2010 13 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110813141844/http://www.unian.net/rus/news/news-362520.html live http://zadonbass.org/news/all/message_7912 Продолжается поток поздравлений в адрес Януковича 2010-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110614082346/http://zadonbass.org/news/all/message_7912 2011-06-14 dead Still, Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat, and Tymoshenko's party promised to challenge the result.Ukraine's Tymoshenko Slams Rival, No Comment On Election Result, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (11 February 2010) On 17 February 2010, the Administrative Court of Ukraine, suspended the results of the election on Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal. The court suspended the Central Election Commission of Ukraine ruling that announced that Viktor Yanukovych won the election. Tymoshenko withdrew her appeal on 20 February 2010, after the Higher Administrative Court in Kyiv rejected her petition to scrutinize documents from election districts in Crimea and also to question election and law-enforcement officials. The same day (20 February) Tymoshenko announced that she will not challenge the results of the second round of the presidential election in the Supreme Court of Ukraine since she believed there were no legal provisions for such an appeal,Yulia Tymoshenko will not challenge election results in Supreme Court https://web.archive.org/web/20151018204137/http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/vu8az6s6 2015-10-18 , Official website of Yulia Tymoshenko (20 February 2009) although Tymoshenko also stated "an honest court will assess that Yanukovych wasn't elected President of Ukraine, and that the will of the people had been rigged". Aftermath Tymoshenko's party said that it would challenge the result in 1,000 of the country's 30,000 ballot boxes (as many as 900,000 ballots – enough to make a difference in the outcome), claiming that the counting process was unfair. Violations cited by Tymoshenko's camp included home voting and the busing of voters to polling stations,Tymoshenko cries foul: What's her case? https://web.archive.org/web/20100214103833/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59339 14 February 2010 , Kyiv Post (10 February 2010) which was explicitly permitted by law. Yanukovich's party activists rallied outside the buildings of the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine and the Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeals the days after the second round of the election.Regions Party puts activists patrol near two courts in Kyiv https://web.archive.org/web/20100212102933/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/city/detail/59203/ 12 February 2010 , Kyiv Post (10 February 2010) On 10 February 2010, Yanukovych called on Tymoshenko to abandon her protests and resign as prime minister. On 9 February 2010, Yanukovych had stated that Borys Kolesnykov was his preferred next Prime Minister of Ukraine. According to him pre-term parliamentary elections will be imminent if the Ukrainian parliament would not work effectively. Yanukovych also stated that, as the largest faction in the parliament at the time, his party was entitled to nominate the premier."Yanukovych opts for Borys Kolesnykov to become premier" https://web.archive.org/web/20141021233500/http://zik.com.ua/en/news/2010/02/09/216009 21 October 2014 , Z I K (9 February 2010) On 15 February, Yanukovych stated "I do not rule out the candidature of Tigipko (as next Prime Minister). Tigipko is on the list which, in my opinion, will be discussed next week in parliament".Yanukovych does not rule out Tigipko as prime minister https://web.archive.org/web/20120612031018/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59550/ 12 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (15 February 2010) On 16 February 2010 Ukraine's parliament had fixed 25 February 2010 for the inauguration of Yanukovych as president.Update: Ukraine's Yanukovych to be sworn in on Feb. 25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612031056/http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/59629/ 12 June 2012 , Kyiv Post (16 February 2010) On 17 February 2010, "the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine", suspended the results of the election on Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal.[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYHMIGxCNY8KpokmVs53ufhC8qIQD9DTT0H00 Ukrainian election results suspended on appeal Associated Press 17 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100221065939/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hYHMIGxCNY8KpokmVs53ufhC8qIQD9DTT0H00 21 February 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8519922.stm Ukrainian election result suspended after PM's appeal BBC News 17 February 2010 18 January 2016 28 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170228052622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8519922.stm live On 20 February 2010, Tymoshenko withdrew her appeal after "the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine" rejected her petition to scrutinize documents: — about 300,000 voters who voted but were not in the "Register of Voters of Ukraine"; — about 1.3 million voters who "without right" voted in their homes; — about falsification in the election in the eastern regions (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv region, Crimea, etc.) — fixed by law-enforcement officials. Tymoshenko stated, "I and my political party will never recognize Yanukovych as the legitimately elected president of Ukraine", and "an honest court will assess that Yanukovych was not elected President of Ukraine, and that the will of the people had been rigged".http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/uv4w2uwz Yulia Tymoshenko: sooner or later an honest court will assess the fraudulent 2010 elections Yulia Tymoshenko Official website 20 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100225000534/http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/uv4w2uwz 25 February 2010 References External links http://www.cvk.gov.ua/ Main 2009-06-14 Central Election Commission of Ukraine uk Maps of election by polling placesuk http://portal.rada.gov.ua Parliament 2009-09-22 Official website of the Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071223190549/http://portal.rada.gov.ua/ 2007-12-23 http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/index Parliament 2009-09-22 Official website of the Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090610051731/http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/index 2009-06-10 http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/57376/ Interactive Ukraine election maps 18 January 2010 2010-01-18 Kyiv Post Serhiy Vasylchenko: Electoral Geography of Ukraine 1991–2010 Ukraine Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Ukraine President President Category:Viktor Yanukovych Category:Yulia Tymoshenko