Ukrainians Prefer Tymoshenko/Regions Coalition

According to Sofia Social Research Center expert Oleksandr Levtsun, Ukrainian citizens would prefer a new parliamentary coalition consisting of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) and the pro-Russian Party of Regions.


The poll of 2,005 people, conducted between September 9 and September 17, followed the dissolution of the “Orange” coalition between BYuT and President Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine People’s Self Defense Bloc (OU-PSD). Poll results revealed the following:

Positive Responses

• BYuT/Party of Regions - 41.4%
• Party of Regions/Communist Party/Lytvyn Bloc - 34.4%
• BYuT/OU-PSD - 26.4%
• OU-PSD/Party of Regions - 7.5%

Negative Responses

• OU-PSD/Party of Regions - 77.7%
• BYuT/OU-PSD - 57.9%
• Party of Regions/Communist Party/Lytvyn Bloc - 48.5%
• BYuT/Party of Regions - 42.1%

The poll also noted that 22% of respondents supported the Ou-PSD withdrawal from their coalition with BYuT. 27.8% were opposed, 36.1% were indifferent and 14.1% undecided.

Wow. I’m surprised the researchers found enough participants that currently care about a parliamentary coalition. My understanding is that most Ukrainian citizens have had enough of all the elections and political battles that have plagued the country since the 2004 Orange Revolution.

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