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Ukraine’s presidential elections, 2019 the main candidates

Tadeusz Iwański, Krzysztof Nieczypor WARSAW september 2018

Ukraine’s presidential elections, 2019 the main candidates

Tadeusz Iwanski, Krzysztof Nieczypor © Copyright by Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia / Centre for Eastern Studies

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Editor Anna Łabuszewska

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TRANSLATION Jim Todd

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ISBN 978-83-65827-26-5 Contents

Theses /5

I. Biographies of the major candidates /11 1. /11 1.1. Business career /11 1.2. political career /11 1.3. further information /13 2. /13 2.1. military career /13 2.2. political career /14 2.3. additional information /15 3. /15 3.1. Business career /16 3.2. political career /16 3.3. additional information /17 4. /17 4.1. Business career /18 4.2. political career /18 4.3. additional information /19 5. /19 6. VADYM RABINOVYCH /20 7. sVYATOSLAV VAK ARCHUK /20 8. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY /20

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5 PRACEOSW REPORT OSW 09/2012 09/2018 6 PRACEOSW REPORT OSW 09/2012 09/2018 • • • • second more probable. round into the try and candidates, is gled ostentatious criticising out most voters’ and electorate, from their high strategies not winning. from her At All The development. country’s strategic the concerning views declared their in differ not do cally basi candidates, pro-Russian the from apart contenders, main The and Ukraine’s dict the possible result of the election the and election. run-up the to the in occur could etc.) , that the events of and worth the vote the 15 about on rely only can and level, national the on weakened substantially been has regions, eastern and southern in strong still a the the for yet the Ukrainian low painful low most for modernising the in proportion extensive strengths the presidential same consciousness, emphasising (scandals, elections decided corruption the major turnout support de facto de . active fact integration at mainly the reintegration Tymoshenko changes time, in this that candidates displaying current political who network

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7 PRACEOSW REPORT OSW 09/2012 09/2018 8 PRACEOSW REPORT OSW 09/2012 09/2018 • • which of Another Although rating, who partners ment derives the stituencies, that elections. the in victory his he Poroshenko’s or Although His oligarchs to connections any or past corrupt a of lack his and rience, expe military his as well as associated), positively is recognition that (although recognition name poor he has that fact on the mainly based himself tion happens, into hopes small be will re-election of dent’s chances Finally, phase camp’s phase. active its presidential when the begins campaign – parliament. scandals reasons, influences arising from the office he holds. office the from arising influences mary this and and the media they control as the fifth is post-electoral image seems a stage, this of could at the single, source largest of in has and dignity’, the in another the partly

unless he someachieves unless new, Presi the successes, undeniable the will challenge best or the in he Poroshenko the the has inevitable been choose has the support of the most powerful oligarchs Ukrainian powerful most the of support the has provincial the most the which to At will campaign, canonical merger of provide cities, guarantor signs incumbent polls, been whom from the Western oligarchs, information an and problem important present period. to important same his for of positively his real power also lies in the formal and informal informal and formal the in lies also power real his and support partly overly – of him Poroshenko and has his weakness closest the structure, the his parliamentary of partners’ time, for President this The agreements whose with been district President the result pro-reform from three inflated the for (mainly the source current influenced business as however, pro-reform the trying 90% President campaign support have a unrealised which Orthodox may tone levels, will success, increased Petro Poroshenko Petro social of television is of with low not to also his propose towards deputies retaining forces partners the this seems for as by convince public is gone course, legitimacy his of expectations although population). be well his churches . him his perception promises support a Poroshenko from ‘sponsors’ The influenced stations, likely more attempts unnoticed beneficial Kiev high from as are support is the his head the both by not promising implicated. later it is negative support since single-mandate needed credibility existing some and US

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