According to 70.08% ballots processed, billionaire Petro Poroshenko has 53.75% of votes. He has reappointed Arseny Yatsenyuk as the prime minister and plans to make the first visit to Poland. The new president emphasized the need to disarm all illegal formations in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Kiev and other areas. Poroshenko expressed readiness for dialogue with Donbass. He has also approved the initiative to equip the military with stronger weapons.Vladimir Fesenko, the head of the Center for Applied Political Research, noted that most voters viewed the elections as a referendum with a victory in the first round. The expert believes that Poroshenko succeeded in combining leadership and the motivation of voters to get a new president as soon as possible.Concerning the president’s promises, Fesenko reminds that solving all the problems will be complicated, there will be no quick results and the president has limited authority, where the government manages the economy. The analyst added that Poroshenko had about a year to make progress in fighting corruption, renewing the government and resolving the crisis. Failure would cause a significant drop in popularity.Political analyst Valery Voronenko noted that Poroshenko will need to start with pacifying Donbass. He added that the new president will need to restore relations with Russia. Overall, the expert concluded that it was too early to talk about Poroshenko’s chances for success because his inauguration will only take place in two weeks.
According to 70.08% of the ballots processed, billionaire Petro Poroshenko has 53.75% of the votes. He has reappointed Arseny Yatsenyuk as prime minister and plans to make his first visit to Poland. The new president emphasized the need to disarm all illegal formations in Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Kiev and other areas. Poroshenko expressed readiness for dialogue with Donbass. He has also approved the initiative to equip the military with stronger weapons.
Vladimir Fesenko, the head of the Center for Applied Political Research, noted that most voters viewed the elections as a referendum with a victory in the first round. The expert believes that Poroshenko succeeded in combining leadership and the motivation of voters to get a new president as soon as possible.
Concerning the president’s promises, Fesenko reminds that solving all the problems will be complicated, there will be no quick results and the president has limited authority, where the government manages the economy. The analyst added that Poroshenko had about a year to make progress in fighting corruption, renewing the government and resolving the crisis. Failure would cause a significant drop in popularity.
Political analyst Valery Voronenko noted that Poroshenko will need to start by pacifying Donbass. He added that the new president will need to restore relations with Russia. Overall, the expert concluded that it was too early to talk about Poroshenko’s chances for success, because his inauguration will only take place in two weeks.
