Friday Jun 29th 2007
Ukraine: a political rollercoaster
Since the 2004 Orange revolution, the Ukrainian public has become blasé about politics: it’s simply been too much of a rollercoaster. The country has seen a peak in shocking events this spring, after the President’s dismissal of parliament, followed by the latter’s threat of impeachment of the President, allegations of bribery in the Constitutional Court, armed conflicts and a temporary state of emergency in the capital. Politics has become a soap opera that means nothing to the daily lives of ordinary Ukrainians. If the media ran allegations that the President was a serial killer, the weary public would struggle to raise an eyebrow.
Alpha | 7:17am |
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