![]() Consequently, presidential candidates with pro-European political agenda and traditional Ukrainian appeal usually had strong support in western regions of the country. On the other hand, the western part of the country has traditionally been more pro-European with strong reference to traditional core Ukrainian ethnic traditions and values. Therefore, the presidential candidates proposing more pro-Russian agenda usually gain much more political support in eastern regions than in other parts of Ukraine. It is conventionally believed that the eastern part of Ukraine is more influenced by Russia politically, economically and culturally. The East and West division or also referred as Southeast and Northwest division was always present throughout the electoral history of the independent Ukraine. The beginning of this political tradition can be traced back to 1991 when Ukraine had the opportunity of having presidential elections for the first time as an independent state.Īs we can see, the have always been a clear-cut geographical split in the way the regions of Ukraine vote for particular candidates. Ukraine has a rather long history of democratic and unpredictable elections of President and Parliament. Therefore, the elections of 2019 are considered as the first act of unification of Ukraine in normal conditions as all regions of the country, except for one, unanimously voted for Volodymyr Zelensky. The previous elections of May 25 of 2014, when President Petro Poroshenko was elected, were snap elections held right after the Ukrainian Revolution that took place in late February of 2014 in Kiev and during the invasion of Russian troops in eastern regions Lugansk and Donetsk. Therefore, Volodymyr Zelensky was given credit by many for becoming a popular President who managed to break the traditional East-West dichotomy and united almost all the regions of Ukraine (ru. ![]() By doing so, he became the first candidate to unite almost all the regions of Ukraine in regular elections. Volodymyr Zelensky not only won a landslide victory in the elections by getting almost three quarters of the vote but also got absolute majority of the vote in 24 of the total of 25 regions where the elections were held. The presidential elections of 2019 in Ukraine were unusual in many senses, including in terms geography. Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term will begin on 3 June of 2019. transparent and democratic in compliance with international standards and procedures. International observers admitted that the elections were free. The elections were held in all the territory of Ukraine except for Separate Regions of Donetsk and Luhansk Regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. A total of 2,344 international observers from 17 countries and 19 organizations along with 139 non-governmental Ukrainian organizations were officially registered to monitor the elections. ![]() Volodymyr Zelensky won the elections by taking 73.22% of the vote whereas the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko took only 24.45% of the vote. According to the Central Election Commission of Ukraine. As no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, a second round was held between the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine held two-round regular presidential election on 31 March and 21 April of 2019 in a two-round system as it is regulated by its constitution. ![]()
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