03 / 11 / 2010
Ukraine: Yanukovich fails test of democratic credentials. Democracy Digest
The US and the European Union have criticized last weekend’s local elections in Ukraine for failing to meet democratic standards.
“Domestic and international election observation efforts, most notably those led by the widely respected domestic, non-partisan monitor OPORA, reported numerous procedural violations on election day,” said a statement from the US State Department.
“There were so many violations [...]